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Speaker 1: Welcome and everybody to a Wednesday issue of Texas All

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Speaker 1: Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I am your host,

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Speaker 1: John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter for your Houston Texans,

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Speaker 1: and I love saying that Houston Texans, Houston Texans. It

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Speaker 1: was on this day nineteen ninety nine when Bob McNair

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Speaker 1: found out the Texans were a goo. He got the

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Speaker 1: thumbs up from the NFL, and the Houston Texans were born.

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Speaker 1: We have dubbed this Founder's Day, and for a good reason.

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Speaker 1: This is when those Houston Texans were founded and got

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Speaker 1: the notice on this day twenty two years ago. Now,

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Speaker 1: I guess as an organization we can drink now, I

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Speaker 1: mean I guess maybe not. I mean technicality, we didn't

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Speaker 1: get started until two thousand and two. But technicalities be

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Speaker 1: that what they may. Texans were born October sixth nine.

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Speaker 1: We celebrated the life and times of Bob McNair in

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Speaker 1: twenty nineteen with the Founders Day on that Sunday against

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Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons. Had a big win that day, and

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Speaker 1: we continue to celebrate October sixth as Founders Day and

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Speaker 1: what the late great Bob McNair and his wife, Janis

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Speaker 1: and the McNair family have done for this entire city,

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Speaker 1: bringing football, bringing this community so many great gifts through

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Speaker 1: their charitable donations. I mean, it's just amazing to think

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Speaker 1: of all the different charities, all the different groups that

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Speaker 1: the mcnairs were so helpful, they helped so often. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I was a charity case and they helped me and

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Speaker 1: brought me over to the Texas in twenty fourteen. And

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Speaker 1: I say that in Jess, but they were so gracious

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Speaker 1: to me. They've been so gracious with everybody in the building.

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Speaker 1: And now Janis and Cal and Hannah are going to

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Speaker 1: keep this great franchise going. They continue to do charitable

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Speaker 1: works throughout the city and it's just it's great to

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Speaker 1: be part of this organization. On this day, we stop,

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Speaker 1: we celebrate, we say thank you to the mcnairs on

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Speaker 1: Founder's Day. Okay, we got plenty to do on the

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Speaker 1: radio this evening. We have got to get to David

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Speaker 1: Culley who had his weekly pressor so we'll have a

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Speaker 1: little bit of Texas Audio Jukebox a letter in the show.

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Speaker 1: We've also got our mend behind the Mikes, Bob soci

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Speaker 1: from the New England Patriots has joined this program often

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Speaker 1: whether we're at the combine or when we play the Patriots.

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Speaker 1: It's a lot of times because we play them a lot,

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Speaker 1: and we see Bob a lot at the combine when

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Speaker 1: we have a combine when we go to the combine,

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Speaker 1: So Bob's gonna join us and enjoy Mark for a

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Speaker 1: men behind the mikes. While that later in the show,

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Speaker 1: dpcity goes behind Enemy Sidelines this week with another good

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Speaker 1: friend of ours because we've played the Patriots so often,

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Speaker 1: Ben Voland from the Boston Globe. We'll join DP for

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Speaker 1: a tremendous behind Enemy Sidelines interview, and then we will

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Speaker 1: do our in the lab best Drew Doherty and myself

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Speaker 1: talking a little bit about Buffalo and then getting ready

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Speaker 1: for these new England Patriots. But we are going to

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Speaker 1: kick off this show with our exclusive one on one

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Speaker 1: with the general manager of your Use of Texans, and

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Speaker 1: that is Nick Cassio. Let's rock joining us right now,

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Speaker 1: General Manager Nick Kissario here in the Hunday Texans Radio Studio. Nick,

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Speaker 1: great to have you with us. And when you go

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Speaker 1: through what you went through on Sunday, what always strikes

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Speaker 1: me is how quickly everybody has to turn things around

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Speaker 1: whatever happens on Sunday, you look at the results of

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Speaker 1: start the preparation for the following week and the following opponents.

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Speaker 1: So what you don't want to do is have something

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Speaker 1: in some respects it's not going to necessarily have an

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Speaker 1: bottom line is, what we did on Sunday wasn't good enough.

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Speaker 1: I think everybody understands that we're all we're all responsible.

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Speaker 1: We all need to do a better job, including myself.

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Speaker 1: So now we just have to turn the page. So

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Speaker 1: you come in the following day, regardless of what happens,

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Speaker 1: you make the corrections, you take the information, you try

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Speaker 1: going to move forward. Nick A couple changes on the

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Speaker 1: some different combinations. But Desmond handled himself well. Most of

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Speaker 1: what were some of the things you did well defensively

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Speaker 1: of the football. Yeah, we were able to get the

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Speaker 1: that we just didn't capitalize, and we just didn't make

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Speaker 1: keep it competitive, and we just didn't do enough as

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Speaker 1: So again, whatever happens during the course of the game

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Speaker 1: sort of contractually obligated to ask this question, how's it

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Speaker 1: it is just focusing on the basic principles and fundamentals.

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Speaker 1: I think the more we can bring it down to

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Speaker 1: the core elements of what's important and focus on that,

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Speaker 1: those are the things that are ultimately going to carry

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Speaker 1: Nick on their defense a couple of new pieces added.

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Speaker 1: look at what today looked like. Because not great, not great,

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Speaker 1: but we forge ahead. It's only Wednesday. But Justin Britt

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Speaker 1: two others didn't participate. Two receivers, two big names for

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Speaker 1: this team, Chris Conley and Brandon Cooks not injury related.

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Speaker 1: On those two fingers crossed. Everything's gonna be okay, and

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Speaker 1: those guys are going to be able to get on

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Speaker 1: the field on Sunday. Limited participant and this was some

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Speaker 1: good news. Dan Am and Dola back at practice. Watching

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Speaker 1: him run around, run some routes early in individual was

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Speaker 1: great to see. He's a limited participant today in practice

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Speaker 1: and back full. Jimmy Moreland and Scottie Phillips both sick

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Speaker 1: either one to the game in Buffalo, so they were

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Speaker 1: back in a full participation status. But Brent canon Cooks,

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Speaker 1: oh boy, hopefully they'll get back on the field. But

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Speaker 1: and it's just Wednesday, so I'm not going to panic yet.

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Speaker 1: But my goodness, I saw Brandon Cooks. I but swallowed

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Speaker 1: my gum and I didn't even have gun in my mouth.

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Speaker 1: For the Patriots, they had a few big names as well,

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Speaker 1: stressing the were big for Trent Brown dealing with a

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Speaker 1: calf he did not participate, Shack Mason with an abdomen,

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Speaker 1: Kyle Vanoy missing with a groin, and Henry Anderson, former

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Speaker 1: Stanford grad with a pectoral muscle. He was subsequently placed

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Speaker 1: on i R, so Henry Anderson will be out of

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Speaker 1: this one for sure, but Trent Brown, Shack, Mason Kalbanoa.

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Speaker 1: Big names for the Patriots limited participants Juwan Bentley, Cody

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Speaker 1: David Davis. I think it is said David, but I

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Speaker 1: think it's Cody Davis, Kyle Dugger, Nick Folk, Jonathan Jones,

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Speaker 1: Jalen Mills, Ronnie Perkins, all limited participants. Imagine as the

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Speaker 1: week moves on, we will see more from those guys,

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Speaker 1: but as of right now, they were limited participants in practice.

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Speaker 1: So that leads me to our second one here, and

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Speaker 1: Texans activated the following player and this was tremendous news.

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Speaker 1: Zack Cuttingham back at practice. When I saw him go

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Speaker 1: good to see Zach back at practice. The Texans signed

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Speaker 1: the following free agent, and I love this. I've called

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Speaker 1: his games, I think for three years at same Houston State,

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Speaker 1: and that's Davion Davis. Maybe four years. I might have

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Speaker 1: been his entire career. Davion Davis signed to the fifty

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Speaker 1: three man roster. Davion Davis, wearing number eighty one, signed

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Speaker 1: to the roster. So I'd loved seeing that side to

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Speaker 1: the practice squad. Now there were two lineen Jake elden

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Speaker 1: Camp and Jordan Steckler signed yesterday the practice squad. Also

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Speaker 1: signed today the practice squad Damon Hazelton. And if you're

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Speaker 1: going wait, that sounds familiar. Yeah, he was on the

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Speaker 1: team in training camp. He comes back to the practice

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Speaker 1: squad designated to return for the Texans. Kevin Pierre Lewis linebacker.

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Speaker 1: That was great news to get KPL back in the mix.

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Speaker 1: So he is back. So two linebackers come back, Zach

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Speaker 1: Kevin Pierre Lewis great news. Wide receiver added to the mix.

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Speaker 1: Davion Davis card him for four years. He's an electric

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Speaker 1: electric dude. And then added the practice squad Damon Hazelton.

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Speaker 1: When you have all those editions, the obviously he's got

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Speaker 1: to be a subtraction. And I know this one hit

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Speaker 1: sort of what's that? You know, even seen a dog

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Speaker 1: when a dog? Here's something weird? That head turned like hu.

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Speaker 1: That was kind of this one. I think for a

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Speaker 1: lot of people to lay it was Anthony Miller, wide

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Speaker 1: receiver the Texans traded for was waived. He now goes

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Speaker 1: out through the waiver process. Look, coach said today they

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Speaker 1: got Dana m Adola back and they didn't want to

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Speaker 1: carry guys at that position. They signed Davion Davis. There

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Speaker 1: could be a lot of different things you know that

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Speaker 1: we don't know that go into that decision, and you

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Speaker 1: can sit there and spin your wheels and try and

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Speaker 1: come up with conspiracy theories about why it happened or

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Speaker 1: this or that. But the fact is Anthony Miller not

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Speaker 1: a fit with the Texans any longer. So Zach Davey

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Speaker 1: on Kevin, Pierre Lewis back to the fifty three man roster,

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Speaker 1: Damon Hazel to the practice squad. Anthony Miller waived today. Now,

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Speaker 1: the man who discussed that news with the media today

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Speaker 1: about Anthony Miller is David Culley. We'll do a little

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Speaker 1: Texans Audio jukebox David Culley style next right here on

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Speaker 1: Texans All Access. Welcome back this Wednesday issue the Texans

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Speaker 1: All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio. I am John

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Speaker 1: Harris and I am a big, big fan a Mattress Firm,

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Speaker 1: and this season Mattress Firm is giving away two tickets,

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Speaker 1: custom jerseys, Errasco's club passes and parking to two lucky

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Speaker 1: fans each week visit Houston Texans dot com slash Dream

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Speaker 1: Big Experience. That's Houston Texans dot com slash Dream Big Experience.

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Speaker 1: To enter to win again. That's two tickets, custom jerseys,

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Speaker 1: Tarasco's club passes and parking to two lucky fans each week.

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Speaker 1: Again Houston Texans dot Com slash Dream Big Experience. I'm

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Speaker 1: your host for the show, John Harris, football analysts and

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Speaker 1: silod reporter, and so glad that you are with me.

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Speaker 1: It's time for Little Texans Audio Jukebox and this week

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Speaker 1: on Wednesday, that means David Culley strode to the podium

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Speaker 1: to handle I mean all kinds of stuff today, but

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Speaker 1: obviously the biggest news was Anthony Miller's release. Here's what

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Speaker 1: coach had to say about that. You know, we're always

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Speaker 1: looking to do the best things. We feel like it's

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Speaker 1: best for our football team. We feel like with Danny

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Speaker 1: coming back, we feel like he's going to be ready.

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Speaker 1: It's the same position. With the way we are and

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Speaker 1: the way we're structured offensively, there's only room for one

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Speaker 1: of those guys in that position, and we feel like

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Speaker 1: that's the best thing moving forward. That we needed to do.

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Speaker 1: Of course, when a veteran is released, there comes that

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Speaker 1: question of you know, how are other veterans going to

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Speaker 1: look at this, and how does that maybe impact your culture?

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Speaker 1: And this is what coach had to say about what

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Speaker 1: releasing Anthony Miller says about the culture or does for

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Speaker 1: the culture of the team. Well, it really doesn't factor

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Speaker 1: in from a standpoint of the veterans. That basically, you

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Speaker 1: go back and you set out John and you say, okay,

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Speaker 1: moving forward, what's best for our football team where we're

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Speaker 1: at at this point, and we felt like at that position,

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Speaker 1: fits in our offense, that that was the best thing

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Speaker 1: for do from moving forward. We also felt like two

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Speaker 1: keeping Anthony around, Basically, we're only going to have one

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Speaker 1: of those guys up active each week at that position,

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Speaker 1: and it really didn't make sense to be able to

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Speaker 1: have that and not to be able to have a

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Speaker 1: guy up acting well. You know, on a Wednesday, the

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Speaker 1: question of Davis Mills is going to come up, and

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Speaker 1: there's a lot of learning that Davis has done this

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Speaker 1: year and Coach has talked about that, but on Sunday

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Speaker 1: it was tough because there were so many long situations,

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Speaker 1: and that definitely is a learning experience for a young quarterback.

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Speaker 1: Here's coach on Davis. Well obviously has a good release.

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Speaker 1: The thing about him is the reason he can get

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Speaker 1: the ball out because that he's learning more now. You know,

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Speaker 1: he's more comfortable with things now and again. But what

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Speaker 1: happens though, it's when we're in third and long type

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Speaker 1: situations and we're trying to push the ball down the field.

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Speaker 1: You end up having to hold a little bit longer.

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Speaker 1: You end up stressing out the upfront people with those

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Speaker 1: kind of things. And obviously, in that particular situation, he's

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Speaker 1: learning that just because it's third and long and if

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Speaker 1: it's third and twelve, you don't have to throw the

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Speaker 1: ball for twelve yards to get a first down. Get

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Speaker 1: the ball out. There's a clock that goes off in

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Speaker 1: your head. And growing pains right now with him is

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Speaker 1: finding out when that clock is going off and getting

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Speaker 1: that ball out. Well. One of the problems, obviously is

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Speaker 1: the fact that the Texas cantin you to put themselves

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Speaker 1: behind the chain. They could not get out of their

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Speaker 1: own way. They would hold on a screen, it would

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Speaker 1: hold on I think on the first run of the game,

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Speaker 1: they were always in long down and distance and that absolutely,

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Speaker 1: without a doubt, impacted the run game. And you could

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Speaker 1: tell Coach has been fired up about that when asked

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Speaker 1: about the run game and the impact of it. Well,

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Speaker 1: if we start playing better and doing the things and

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Speaker 1: not having holding penalties that put us behind the sticks,

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Speaker 1: that first and ten, the first and twenty we had

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Speaker 1: four of those in this past game, which has a

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Speaker 1: then we're not the kind of football team that can

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Speaker 1: overcome those kind of things. I don't know very many

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Speaker 1: football teams that can overcome those things. But the way

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Speaker 1: right way and we eliminate the penalties and not have

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Speaker 1: those kind of penalties talked earlier about is the pre

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Speaker 1: snap penalties. It hasn't been the pre snap penaloties. It's

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Speaker 1: been the holding penalties. It's been the ten yard penalties.

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Speaker 1: Now you know, the penalties that are happening during the

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Speaker 1: plays where we've getting positive yards and then getting backed up.

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Speaker 1: Those are the things that we've got to get better at,

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Speaker 1: and I think run game would improve because of that.

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Speaker 1: One of the questions I think I might get the

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Speaker 1: most be it out and about Twitter or I just

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Speaker 1: see out and about is about running back Scottie Phillips. Now,

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Speaker 1: the four running backs that we've seen, mark Ingram, Philip Lindsay,

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Speaker 1: David Johnson, Rex Burkhead mentioned earlier Rex dealing with a

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Speaker 1: little bit of an injury, So maybe there is an

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Speaker 1: opportunity for Scottie to get some time at some point.

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Speaker 1: I do feel like this coaching staff likes Scottie Phillips,

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Speaker 1: but it's kind of it's an interesting spot for a

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Speaker 1: guy that's he's not a rookie, but he didn't have

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Speaker 1: as much experience as the other guys, and especially with

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Speaker 1: a rookie quarterback having a lot of inexperience in that backfield.

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Speaker 1: Are Blitzer is gonna get picked up? Is there going

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Speaker 1: to be an issue with that either way? Coaches asked today.

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Speaker 1: Because the run game has struggled the way that it

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Speaker 1: has has, he considered kind of kind of changing things

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Speaker 1: amongst the running back status group and take the guys

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Speaker 1: that are getting some time moving them side. Let Scotty

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Speaker 1: Phillips have some time. No, we think that they all

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Speaker 1: three have a spot back there. You know, I'm not

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Speaker 1: sure what Rex's situation is going to be right now

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Speaker 1: guys have different different ways of being able to help

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Speaker 1: us offensively, and we just got again John. I go

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Speaker 1: back to, we gotta quit getting pilotes, and if we

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Speaker 1: start to be more consistent and not getting those things

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Speaker 1: and getting behind the sticks, that we can do what

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Speaker 1: as much as I would love for coach to be

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Speaker 1: addressing me, he's actually addressing John McClain. I don't think

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Speaker 1: I've ever asked a question in a coach's press conference ever,

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Speaker 1: because we always get coach later on, so I don't

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Speaker 1: I can just ask a little bit later in the

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Speaker 1: coaches show. So he's actually addressing John mcclin. But it

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Speaker 1: does sound kind of cool. It sounds like he's actually

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Speaker 1: addressing me as we're doing this. So now it's fine

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Speaker 1: fun by me. So it's actually great to have a

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Speaker 1: John McClain there so he can say, hey, John, So

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Speaker 1: as we were listening to coach today, I was sitting

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Speaker 1: most part, but I heard him say one word, and

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Speaker 1: they gotta be thinking about how he answered this, uh,

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Speaker 1: this next clip or that he was actually asked about

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Speaker 1: this next clip. But a clip is a penalty, well,

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Speaker 1: so it's holding. But when he said the word holding, boy,

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Speaker 1: you could see him get really frustrated. So he was asked,

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Speaker 1: you think there has been a change or an increasing

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Speaker 1: the amount of holding penalties in the league this year.

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Speaker 1: I've noticed how our mistake of the holding penalties in

647
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Speaker 1: this last game, and again I think that has something

648
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Speaker 1: to go back to us fundamental our guys usually when

649
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Speaker 1: offensive linement are holding, they're holding simply because they're too high,

650
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Speaker 1: they're late getting off the ball, those kinds of things,

651
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Speaker 1: and that's fundamental things. That's coaching, and that's where we

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Speaker 1: spent where we will spend moving forward and making sure

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Speaker 1: that those things don't happens. When I say we go

654
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Speaker 1: back and we watched the video, why did this happened?

655
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Speaker 1: It's happened. This happened simply because you weren't doing the

656
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Speaker 1: right thing. You weren't playing the way you should have

657
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Speaker 1: been playing, and that's us coaching, and we got we

658
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Speaker 1: got that erected. We'll get that corrected, and moving forward,

659
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Speaker 1: we'll be more consistent. I think of all the answers

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Speaker 1: that coach gave it the press conference today, I thought

661
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Speaker 1: that one was maybe as on point as any other,

662
00:32:12,160 --> 00:32:15,280
Speaker 1: and it just spoke to a lot of things. You know,

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Speaker 1: with the offensive line, that's just offensive line. Because one

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Speaker 1: of the tight end I think was Jordan Nakins who

665
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,440
Speaker 1: ended up with a holding penalty. Pharaoh Brown almost got

666
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Speaker 1: one on the first play of the game, but he

667
00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,360
Speaker 1: missed so badly on the nickel that he couldn't even

668
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Speaker 1: grab him as he went by, and Cam Brown, I said,

669
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Speaker 1: be cam Lewis ended up making the tackle for a

670
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Speaker 1: loss for the Bills. But the point about technique, coming

671
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Speaker 1: out of your stance, staying and playing low, all those

672
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Speaker 1: things you think, yeah, you know, those are things you

673
00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,440
Speaker 1: do in training camp just to kind of pass the time.

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00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:49,040
Speaker 1: During individual you go through the shoots and okay, we're

675
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Speaker 1: doing this to please the coach. But then you get

676
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Speaker 1: in the game and you're holding and you're doing things

677
00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:55,720
Speaker 1: that you shouldn't be doing and you realize, Man, wait

678
00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:58,200
Speaker 1: a second, maybe this is about technique. Maybe if my

679
00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:01,440
Speaker 1: technique were better, maybe if our playing out of a

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Speaker 1: lower stance, Maybe if I fired off a little bit more,

681
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Speaker 1: Maybe if I was a little bit more violent with

682
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Speaker 1: my strike, maybe I wouldn't have to hold You know

683
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:10,920
Speaker 1: those kind of things. Now, are you gonna get a

684
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,040
Speaker 1: call for a hole because you know a guy makes

685
00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,040
Speaker 1: a good move on you. Sure, But I think when

686
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:20,960
Speaker 1: it comes to some penalties, there is a good majority

687
00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:25,360
Speaker 1: of them you can put on just pure technique. There's

688
00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,440
Speaker 1: something that you can put on pure stupidity, like a

689
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:30,080
Speaker 1: fifteen year penalty, like the technis scout on the far sideline.

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Speaker 1: You can do that kind of nonsense, but a lot

691
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,760
Speaker 1: of it has to come back to technique. Look, there's

692
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:38,560
Speaker 1: sometimes you beat, you just reach out, you grab a guy.

693
00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:42,200
Speaker 1: It's fine, but the technique's got to be cleaner. And

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Speaker 1: I think if the technique cleans up, as Coach pointed out,

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Speaker 1: I think you got an opportunity to do bigger and

696
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Speaker 1: better things. Okay, we heard from Nick Assaria earlier in

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Speaker 1: the show, and one of the things that stood out

698
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Speaker 1: when we did talk to Nick was when I asked

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Speaker 1: him about, in particular, Patriots defense, and he just went

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Speaker 1: one name after the their bang bang bang bang bang.

701
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Speaker 1: The thing is Nick does that for every team. He

702
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:09,120
Speaker 1: knows every team that well. I could sit there and go, Nick,

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Speaker 1: let's talk about the Falcons defense or whatever the upcoming

704
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,160
Speaker 1: opponent would be. I used to the Falcons because that's

705
00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,520
Speaker 1: a team the Texas don't play often, and he'll just

706
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Speaker 1: rip it off. He'd be like this guy, this guy,

707
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Speaker 1: this guy. When we talked about the Browns, I'll just

708
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Speaker 1: never forget. He talked about, Yeah, well, you know they

709
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Speaker 1: added Joka, and I knew exactly who it was because

710
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Speaker 1: I had used that short nerve for the draft for

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Speaker 1: Jeremiah Usa Korma. I'd used that. When he said k

712
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Speaker 1: I was like, oh boy, he knew everybody well. When

713
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Speaker 1: he talked about the Patriots, you could really tell how

714
00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,200
Speaker 1: much he knew. And he is definitely an asset for

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Speaker 1: the Texas this week because of the fact that he

716
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Speaker 1: knows the Patriots that well. And coach was asked, how

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Speaker 1: much can you rely on Nick this week? Oh? With

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Speaker 1: New England, Oh, there is no question that having him

719
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Speaker 1: in the building knowing he's got twenty years of knowing

720
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Speaker 1: exactly how to do things. They're not doing anything any

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Speaker 1: differently now than they did before. They don't have number

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Speaker 1: twelve a quarterback. Father will close with this about Davis Mills,

723
00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:08,239
Speaker 1: his coach, was asked what's the most important thing for

724
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:13,720
Speaker 1: him going forward? Well, ball security, understanding that your job

725
00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,759
Speaker 1: is to protect the ball. And when you go back

726
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,560
Speaker 1: to past as an incompletion, it's okay if the guy

727
00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:23,240
Speaker 1: is not there, you don't have to make a play.

728
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Speaker 1: And again that's from being inexperience and being young. But

729
00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:30,360
Speaker 1: at this point, right now, moving forward, one is our quarterback.

730
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Speaker 1: That's something that he has to get better at, quicker

731
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Speaker 1: and faster. And if he does that and understand it,

732
00:35:35,719 --> 00:35:38,160
Speaker 1: look the same thing about taking a sack. You know

733
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Speaker 1: there's a guy down there, throw the ball incomplete, throw

734
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Speaker 1: the ball at somebody's feet, get the ball out, those

735
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Speaker 1: kinds of things, and that's where he's got to grow faster.

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Speaker 1: And I think I would see that happen in practice

737
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Speaker 1: and with him getting the ball out and having a

738
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Speaker 1: little bit more pressure on him and not taking a

739
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Speaker 1: sack and not throwing the ball when you feel like

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Speaker 1: you feel I got to make a play that's part

741
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Speaker 1: of growing, all right, ask her to do it for

742
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Speaker 1: our Texans Audio juke Bucks David Kelley style, we get back.

743
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Speaker 1: We will go around the NFL speaking of the Patriots.

744
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:14,520
Speaker 1: A release turned into a trade and a very interesting trade.

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00:36:14,560 --> 00:36:16,440
Speaker 1: Pardner will do that and go around the NFL next

746
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:21,480
Speaker 1: right here in Texans all Access. Well, I tell you

747
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:26,120
Speaker 1: it was probably about five six years ago. My wife

748
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,680
Speaker 1: came in the house and she said, hey, you want

749
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Speaker 1: to go to Freddy's. And I'm like, Freddy's and she goes, yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's not a hamburger, it's a steakburger. I'm like, heck, yeah,

751
00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:39,720
Speaker 1: let's do it. Freddie's frozen custered steakburgers. Is all about

752
00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:43,600
Speaker 1: the good in creating more of it. More drive through celebrations,

753
00:36:43,640 --> 00:36:47,840
Speaker 1: more road trips around the block, more family dinners and lunches,

754
00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:52,320
Speaker 1: more car picnics and desserts. I'm telling you, the turtle

755
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:56,600
Speaker 1: concrete is out of control. Good. You gotta try it.

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00:36:56,719 --> 00:37:00,680
Speaker 1: Maybe even more second desserts. She's cur are actually my

757
00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:03,680
Speaker 1: second dessert. But you know, you can do what you want.

758
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,040
Speaker 1: More being together as much as we can. With seventeen

759
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Speaker 1: area locations in the Houston area, Freddy's keep the good going,

760
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:17,560
Speaker 1: with the taste that brings you back, Freddie's Frozen Cusser

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Speaker 1: and steak Burgers. Love them being with us, and I'm

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Speaker 1: with you. I'm your host, John Harris, and it's time

763
00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:28,120
Speaker 1: to go round the NFL and start with our friends

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Speaker 1: that are coming to NRG Stadium on Sunday, than New

765
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Speaker 1: England Patriots. It's probably about nine o'clock this morning, kind

766
00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:40,279
Speaker 1: of roaming around Twitter, and all of a sudden you

767
00:37:40,320 --> 00:37:45,440
Speaker 1: see a chefter bomb and it's shocking because it's Stefan

768
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Speaker 1: Gilmour and you're like, okay, wow, what's going on? And

769
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Speaker 1: then it says the tech the Patriots are releasing Stefan Gilmour,

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00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,840
Speaker 1: and your jaw sort of hits the floor. Then you realize,

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00:37:57,840 --> 00:38:00,520
Speaker 1: wait a second, Okay, the guy's thirty one. He plays

772
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Speaker 1: a premium position. It's a younger man's position. Okay, I

773
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Speaker 1: can kind of see why the Patriots are doing this.

774
00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:10,120
Speaker 1: There was some contract issues, there's the injury. There's a

775
00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:13,880
Speaker 1: lot of things going on well the US. About three weeks,

776
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:18,600
Speaker 1: three hours later or so, it's a round lunchtime that

777
00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:23,560
Speaker 1: then another chefter bomb came out and said that the

778
00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:27,799
Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers called up the Patriots and said, look, look,

779
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Speaker 1: don't release him, trade him to us. We'll take him.

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00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:37,279
Speaker 1: So the Panthers essentially cut in line to make a

781
00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:41,080
Speaker 1: deal with the Patriots before he was released, and they

782
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:44,120
Speaker 1: got a twenty twenty three six round draft pick for

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Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmour. Now, Gilmore won't be eligible to play until

784
00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:54,719
Speaker 1: after Week six under NFL rules because he started the

785
00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:58,440
Speaker 1: season on the pup list, So that means he wouldn't

786
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Speaker 1: play until October twenty fourth, which I think is Week seven,

787
00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:04,880
Speaker 1: which would be against the New York Giants. Now, if

788
00:39:04,920 --> 00:39:09,280
Speaker 1: you remember, in our game, the Panthers lost Justin Burst

789
00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,680
Speaker 1: an injury. They also lost jac Horn for the year

790
00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:16,560
Speaker 1: at corner, so they have needed some help at that

791
00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:20,160
Speaker 1: particular position. And for life of me, they made a deal.

792
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,319
Speaker 1: They brought in somebody at corner. I'm trying to remember

793
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,600
Speaker 1: who it was, and I'm just drawn a blank on it.

794
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Speaker 1: But they made the deal for Stefan Gilmour Panthers makes

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00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:33,359
Speaker 1: some sense. He's from rock Hill, South Carolina. Rock Hills

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Speaker 1: about twenty twenty five minutes outside of Charlotte, if I

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Speaker 1: remember correctly, rock Hill is where the Carolina Panthers are

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00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:45,520
Speaker 1: building their actual office practice facility out of and they

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Speaker 1: are not the Charlotte Panthers. They're quick to tell you

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Speaker 1: that they're not the North Carolina Panthers. They are essentially

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00:39:51,520 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 1: Carolina's Panthers North and South. And so Stefan Gilmore, having

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00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,920
Speaker 1: played at South Carolina, goes back home in a trade

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Speaker 1: aid to the Carolina Panthers. He apparently is healthy, but

804
00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,280
Speaker 1: because he was on pup and because there were contract

805
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:12,000
Speaker 1: things going on, we'll see how it goes for him. However,

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Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore going to the Carolina Panthers. Now, if you

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Speaker 1: want to why are the Panthers, why don't they just

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Speaker 1: wait for him to be released? Well, because the Tampa

809
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:25,120
Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers are lurking. Tampa By Buccaneers signed Richard Sherman,

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Speaker 1: So you know that Tampa Bay was looking for corners.

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Speaker 1: They've been dealing with the Jamal Deane's been hurt. Carlton Davis,

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Speaker 1: I think, is banged up. So the Buccaneers need corners,

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Speaker 1: and I think the Bucks we're thinking, boy, that'd be

814
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Speaker 1: a good spot. Stefan Gilmore, come on down, baby, let's go.

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Speaker 1: But the Panthers cut in line and made the deal.

816
00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:49,239
Speaker 1: Chicago Beart is finally doing something smart. I don't know

817
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Speaker 1: who got the Matt Naggie, but after months and months

818
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Speaker 1: and months of Justin Fields isn't our starter? Justin Fields

819
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Speaker 1: isn't our starter? Andy dalds our guy, Any dolts are guy,

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Speaker 1: Matt Nagie said, Justin Fields is the team starting quarterback

821
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Speaker 1: moving forward. And all I can think of was, duh, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: you trit to the guy eleventh, you trade up to

823
00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:14,800
Speaker 1: go kid him. You gave up a ton. Yeah, you

824
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:17,920
Speaker 1: look like dog, you know what against the Browns. But

825
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,279
Speaker 1: there are a lot of quarterbacks they are gonna do

826
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Speaker 1: that against the Browns this year. Nagi said he's done

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Speaker 1: everything to show us that he's ready for this opportunity.

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Speaker 1: Justin Fields your q B one, oh QB one, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: he was on QB one documentary. That's how I found

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Speaker 1: out about Justin Fields many eons ago. Go check out

831
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Speaker 1: the documentary Netflix. It is fantastic. And finally, Urban Meyer

832
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Speaker 1: Jags coach Urban Meyer address the team at the team

833
00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:56,280
Speaker 1: meeting on Wednesday. He said, apparently I embarrassed the team

834
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Speaker 1: and my wife, both of them. Yeah you did. He

835
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Speaker 1: should have been the coach in Jacksonville. He's it's an abomination.

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Speaker 1: And I'm not talking about just the pictures and all that.

837
00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:11,520
Speaker 1: I'm talking about everything. I'm talking about bringing in a

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Speaker 1: strength coach that have been fired at the University of

839
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Speaker 1: Iowa because of the things that he did to African

840
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Speaker 1: American athletes that he just tried to sneak a me in, Like, yeah,

841
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Speaker 1: I don't know, no, none of them. See here, I

842
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:27,640
Speaker 1: just hired this guy from Iowa. Then he gets hit

843
00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,319
Speaker 1: with a fine because of the stuff they tried to

844
00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:34,560
Speaker 1: do in the off season. Then this didn't drive back

845
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:39,160
Speaker 1: or didn't fly back with the team. It's an absolute disaster. Now,

846
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Speaker 1: my conspiracy theory is that he's doing this on purpose,

847
00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:47,319
Speaker 1: But you know it's conspiracy theory. It is drafted right

848
00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:51,160
Speaker 1: straight out the school of in the loop of John

849
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Speaker 1: and Landry. I know they've got a conspiracy theory that

850
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,360
Speaker 1: would go with that. But either way, not gonna happen.

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Speaker 1: And oh, finally I'll finish with this. Dallas Cowboys released

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Speaker 1: Jalen Smith and it looks like the Green Bay Packers

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Speaker 1: you go a little around the NFL for the end

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Speaker 1: of this first out a kickoff second hour. Let's go

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Speaker 1: men behind the mikes. Bob soci joins Mark van rynext

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Speaker 1: right here in Texas All Axis. We got one hour

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Speaker 1: down and one hour left to go on this Wednesday

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Speaker 1: area teachers out there. Do you want to bring a

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Speaker 1: I'm just talking football, you put things in football terms

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Speaker 1: I'm John Harris, Football Anos and Cylon reporter on the

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Speaker 1: radio broadcast alongside the great Andre Ware and my boss Mapal,

879
00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:38,440
Speaker 1: my radio partner Mark Vandermirin. Each every week Mark sits

880
00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:42,560
Speaker 1: down with the voice on the other side, and this

881
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:45,000
Speaker 1: week it's a guy that we've gotten to know. Well,

882
00:44:45,840 --> 00:44:47,680
Speaker 1: how about this? I figured this out today. I was

883
00:44:47,719 --> 00:44:49,920
Speaker 1: kind of just going back and doing the math. We

884
00:44:50,040 --> 00:44:53,640
Speaker 1: played the Patriots in two thousand and nine here and

885
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:57,160
Speaker 1: that was a tremendous win. It was Arian Foster's coming

886
00:44:57,160 --> 00:44:59,440
Speaker 1: out party had over hundred yards that day. Texas won

887
00:44:59,480 --> 00:45:04,160
Speaker 1: that game. Great, great, great game. Didn't play him again

888
00:45:04,239 --> 00:45:09,319
Speaker 1: until twenty twelve, played him twice, lost, both, played again

889
00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:12,400
Speaker 1: in thirteen in a back and forth lost in thirteen,

890
00:45:12,440 --> 00:45:16,160
Speaker 1: didn't play him in fourteen, so ten, eleven, and fourteen,

891
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:22,160
Speaker 1: but then played him in fifteen, twice in sixteen, seventeen eighteen,

892
00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:25,640
Speaker 1: then an RG in nineteen twenty and the Texans flipped

893
00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:28,879
Speaker 1: the script. So in the sandwich, the Patriots have got

894
00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:31,239
Speaker 1: the meat, but the Texans have the bread because they

895
00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:33,279
Speaker 1: want in two thousand and nine, and they won in

896
00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:37,760
Speaker 1: nineteen and twenty, And obviously throughout those years we've gotten

897
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:41,240
Speaker 1: to see and hear plenty of Bob Socci, who covers

898
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Speaker 1: the Patriots as their play by play voice. So let's

899
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Speaker 1: kick it off. The men behind the mics, Bob and

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00:45:49,520 --> 00:45:52,959
Speaker 1: Mark right now joining us right now in Texans Radio.

901
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,480
Speaker 1: It's the voice of the New England Patriots, Bob. So

902
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,839
Speaker 1: see Bob top one. The other night, losing to Tampa Bay.

903
00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:00,799
Speaker 1: The team played pretty well, but I know it's not

904
00:46:00,840 --> 00:46:04,759
Speaker 1: about moral victories in this league. How you doing my friend, hey, Mark,

905
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:06,600
Speaker 1: and I'm doing well. It's good to talk to you

906
00:46:06,640 --> 00:46:09,719
Speaker 1: once again. And you're absolutely right, as Mac Jones, the

907
00:46:09,800 --> 00:46:13,759
Speaker 1: rookie quarterback, said with a veteran savvy after the game,

908
00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:16,719
Speaker 1: there are no moral victories here, although I think for

909
00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:20,799
Speaker 1: a lot of people they came away even if it

910
00:46:20,880 --> 00:46:23,640
Speaker 1: was short of a moral victory, then at least with

911
00:46:23,760 --> 00:46:26,880
Speaker 1: a sense of encouragement and optimism going forward for the Patriots.

912
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:29,120
Speaker 1: Because of the performance by mac Jones on that same

913
00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:32,359
Speaker 1: stage that he shared with Brady, there was so much

914
00:46:32,400 --> 00:46:36,240
Speaker 1: emotion surrounding that a night's such a build up months

915
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:39,000
Speaker 1: in the making since the schedules released in the spring,

916
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:42,759
Speaker 1: and of course fueled by so much discourse. Mark as

917
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:47,320
Speaker 1: you're well aware about Tom Brady's relationship with Bill Belichick,

918
00:46:47,719 --> 00:46:50,880
Speaker 1: the eventual decision to leave for the Buccaneers. You know,

919
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:53,080
Speaker 1: the fate of the Patriots last year at seven and nine,

920
00:46:53,160 --> 00:46:55,760
Speaker 1: the success of the Buccaneers went in the Super Bowl,

921
00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:00,400
Speaker 1: with Brady picking up the seventh etc. So much into

922
00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:03,680
Speaker 1: that game, you know, when it came to local narratives,

923
00:47:03,800 --> 00:47:06,200
Speaker 1: national narratives, and I think for the players as well,

924
00:47:06,200 --> 00:47:09,160
Speaker 1: the emotions of the night. For the Patriots to play

925
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:11,160
Speaker 1: as well as they did, it was far from flawless,

926
00:47:11,200 --> 00:47:12,640
Speaker 1: but it was a lot better than they played it

927
00:47:12,760 --> 00:47:16,160
Speaker 1: frankly all around in the first three games, even the

928
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,520
Speaker 1: win over the Jets. But then I think the people

929
00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:20,480
Speaker 1: you know who expected them to be blown out by

930
00:47:20,520 --> 00:47:23,080
Speaker 1: the Buccaneers nonetheless said, Okay, this team's got a chance,

931
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:26,520
Speaker 1: and especially because they had the quarterback that certainly has

932
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:29,520
Speaker 1: shown early signs of being the kind of guy that

933
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Speaker 1: the Patriots hoped he would be when they drafted him

934
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Speaker 1: in the first round. Yeah, let's talk about Mac Jones

935
00:47:34,920 --> 00:47:36,880
Speaker 1: a bit. I know you talk a lot about him, Bob,

936
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Speaker 1: But we do want to focus on him a bit

937
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:42,400
Speaker 1: here because the Patriots didn't run the ball on Sunday night.

938
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Speaker 1: They relied on the arm of Jones and the receivers,

939
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:47,200
Speaker 1: and they really put together a pretty decent performance. They

940
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,160
Speaker 1: could have won the football game. So what are you

941
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:52,000
Speaker 1: seeing in him so far? You know, Mark the biggest

942
00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:53,799
Speaker 1: thing that stands out, and it's something that you know,

943
00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:56,760
Speaker 1: he came to the NFL with the reputation of having

944
00:47:56,760 --> 00:48:02,640
Speaker 1: intelligence processing, quick release, accuracy, to all those areas of

945
00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:05,879
Speaker 1: quarterback play, without exceptional athleticism. But I think he's more

946
00:48:05,880 --> 00:48:08,520
Speaker 1: athletic than people give him credit for. You know, I

947
00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:10,640
Speaker 1: think he's a guy that does show some movement, and

948
00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:13,399
Speaker 1: he certainly has pocket movement. I way saw that last

949
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:15,520
Speaker 1: not a couple of different times where he's able to

950
00:48:15,600 --> 00:48:18,080
Speaker 1: slide one way or the other. And I think just

951
00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:20,680
Speaker 1: for a rookie to come into the situation that he has,

952
00:48:21,239 --> 00:48:23,520
Speaker 1: particularly on that stage, as I said, all week long,

953
00:48:23,719 --> 00:48:26,400
Speaker 1: fielding questions about Brady and trying to deflect them and

954
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,840
Speaker 1: stay focused and going up against a guy that, no doubt,

955
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Speaker 1: as much as he downplayed it, but he had to

956
00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:34,360
Speaker 1: look up to it in mind, I know that. You know,

957
00:48:34,560 --> 00:48:37,239
Speaker 1: in a conversation during the preseason, he said that he

958
00:48:37,280 --> 00:48:39,480
Speaker 1: watched a lot of Brady al the last Threek. He

959
00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:42,640
Speaker 1: didn't really acknowledge that too much and get into too

960
00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:45,920
Speaker 1: much detail here during his press conference, but nonetheless, I

961
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:48,040
Speaker 1: just think that, you know, to meet that moment the

962
00:48:48,080 --> 00:48:51,880
Speaker 1: way he did, and to run the no huddle. You know,

963
00:48:51,960 --> 00:48:55,520
Speaker 1: when Bill O'Brien was there, because I've read with Ryan

964
00:48:55,600 --> 00:48:59,359
Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick when he went to the Texans, said that, you know,

965
00:49:00,040 --> 00:49:02,880
Speaker 1: in that offense, everything runs through the quarterback and it's

966
00:49:02,920 --> 00:49:05,960
Speaker 1: a lot different than other offenses. You know that journeyman

967
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:09,200
Speaker 1: has been in when it comes to protections and all

968
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:11,799
Speaker 1: the line calls and the changing the play at the

969
00:49:11,840 --> 00:49:13,880
Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, and they have put all of that

970
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:17,840
Speaker 1: and Matt Jones's play as a rookie running the no huddle,

971
00:49:18,239 --> 00:49:21,240
Speaker 1: and again, he's super intelligent. He's a guy who's shown

972
00:49:21,320 --> 00:49:24,799
Speaker 1: great leadership skills. It was pretty apparent early on that

973
00:49:24,920 --> 00:49:28,960
Speaker 1: even the veteran players really responded well to him. He

974
00:49:29,120 --> 00:49:31,640
Speaker 1: won the job fair and square over Cam Newton. I

975
00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:34,360
Speaker 1: know much was made about the decision ultimately to release

976
00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:37,200
Speaker 1: new and as surprising as it was for many Matt

977
00:49:37,239 --> 00:49:39,880
Speaker 1: Jones was the better quarterback on a consistent basis from

978
00:49:39,920 --> 00:49:42,799
Speaker 1: the start of training camp through the end of the

979
00:49:42,840 --> 00:49:45,839
Speaker 1: preseason and earned that job. And I think that he's

980
00:49:45,880 --> 00:49:48,360
Speaker 1: validated all those things that were written about him in

981
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:51,120
Speaker 1: a positive way coming out of college. Bob Sosy, voice

982
00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,680
Speaker 1: of the New England Patriots joining us, Well, I feel

983
00:49:53,719 --> 00:49:56,279
Speaker 1: like the Patriots do want to run the football, Bob.

984
00:49:56,400 --> 00:49:58,400
Speaker 1: So what are they offering in that department? What are

985
00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:00,480
Speaker 1: they going to try to get going against the Texans

986
00:50:00,520 --> 00:50:03,160
Speaker 1: on Sunday? Well, Michael, the biggest problem for this team

987
00:50:03,239 --> 00:50:05,160
Speaker 1: right now is the offensive line. It was supposed to

988
00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:07,960
Speaker 1: be a strength of the Patriots coming into this season

989
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:11,120
Speaker 1: and it's been anything but a strength. And right now

990
00:50:11,560 --> 00:50:14,560
Speaker 1: as we talk, they've got two starters on the offensive

991
00:50:14,600 --> 00:50:17,080
Speaker 1: line and we're on the reserve COVID list. Michael Owen,

992
00:50:17,560 --> 00:50:20,040
Speaker 1: who's had a discipplining start to this season at left

993
00:50:20,080 --> 00:50:23,080
Speaker 1: guard after a strong rookie season in a variety of

994
00:50:23,080 --> 00:50:26,040
Speaker 1: positions including white tackle and Isaiah win. He was the

995
00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:29,480
Speaker 1: number one pick for this team several years ago. They

996
00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:32,000
Speaker 1: exercised his fifth year option for next year. They picked

997
00:50:32,040 --> 00:50:35,200
Speaker 1: up that option already. He's at least been on the

998
00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:38,000
Speaker 1: field for the first four games because he's been injury

999
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:40,719
Speaker 1: prone the previous couple of years, but he has not

1000
00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:43,960
Speaker 1: played well and now again he and Olleno are unavailable.

1001
00:50:44,600 --> 00:50:47,640
Speaker 1: Trent Brown, the presumed starting white tack who had a

1002
00:50:47,680 --> 00:50:50,040
Speaker 1: great year for the Patriots in two thou eighteen, came

1003
00:50:50,080 --> 00:50:53,799
Speaker 1: back as a player they got from Las Vegas one

1004
00:50:53,880 --> 00:50:57,760
Speaker 1: year deal. He's been out to date with a calf injury,

1005
00:50:57,840 --> 00:51:00,840
Speaker 1: so they haven't had pass protection and juzz and facing

1006
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:04,080
Speaker 1: waves of blitz pressure. But they also haven't been able

1007
00:51:04,080 --> 00:51:06,680
Speaker 1: to run the ball against good defenses like New Orleans

1008
00:51:07,120 --> 00:51:10,719
Speaker 1: and Tampa Bay. Last week they lost James White, great

1009
00:51:10,760 --> 00:51:14,520
Speaker 1: all purpose back they traded away Sony Michelle. Part of

1010
00:51:14,520 --> 00:51:16,920
Speaker 1: the reason for that was they had an encouraging rookie

1011
00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:20,160
Speaker 1: and Robati Stevenson coming out of the preseason, who fumbled

1012
00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:22,319
Speaker 1: on his first touch in the season opener and hasn't

1013
00:51:22,320 --> 00:51:25,239
Speaker 1: appeared since. He's been benched the last few games. J J.

1014
00:51:25,440 --> 00:51:29,359
Speaker 1: Taylor's a second year player undrafted out of Arizona who

1015
00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:32,040
Speaker 1: really I think has potential to be a very good

1016
00:51:32,120 --> 00:51:35,560
Speaker 1: third down back. But on Sunday night, he gets his

1017
00:51:35,600 --> 00:51:39,160
Speaker 1: first catch in a screenplay with the Patriots driving in

1018
00:51:39,280 --> 00:51:41,560
Speaker 1: the third quarter and he fumbles and he doesn't reappear,

1019
00:51:42,080 --> 00:51:44,799
Speaker 1: So right now they're a bit of a mystery trying

1020
00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:46,480
Speaker 1: to run the ball. I've got to think they're going

1021
00:51:46,520 --> 00:51:49,080
Speaker 1: to look to establish it. They can't subject Jones to

1022
00:51:49,160 --> 00:51:52,719
Speaker 1: the kind of pressure he's continually faced and asked him

1023
00:51:52,719 --> 00:51:54,640
Speaker 1: to stand back there and continue to take kids and

1024
00:51:54,719 --> 00:51:58,480
Speaker 1: get hit a dozen times by Tampa Bay. And they

1025
00:51:58,520 --> 00:52:00,480
Speaker 1: got to get Damian Harris going again. He and a

1026
00:52:00,520 --> 00:52:03,000
Speaker 1: hundred yard game in week one. I had a great

1027
00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:05,640
Speaker 1: run against the Jets, a highlight wheel play, and a

1028
00:52:05,640 --> 00:52:08,439
Speaker 1: strong performance in Week two, but he's been a non

1029
00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:10,480
Speaker 1: factor the last couple of weeks. And I wouldn't be

1030
00:52:10,520 --> 00:52:14,319
Speaker 1: surprised if this game we see Ramai Stevens and get

1031
00:52:14,320 --> 00:52:16,759
Speaker 1: a chance to suit up for the Patriots as the

1032
00:52:16,840 --> 00:52:19,040
Speaker 1: rookie from Oklahoma. They've got to get him back involved

1033
00:52:19,640 --> 00:52:22,640
Speaker 1: or Taylor back involved, one of the two, if not both,

1034
00:52:23,000 --> 00:52:25,040
Speaker 1: sooner rather than later. And I would think that this

1035
00:52:25,080 --> 00:52:27,120
Speaker 1: is a game they see as an opportunity to do that,

1036
00:52:27,719 --> 00:52:30,200
Speaker 1: because they're not going to face, with all respect to

1037
00:52:30,760 --> 00:52:33,560
Speaker 1: Lovey Smith's defense, the same kind of pressure they have

1038
00:52:33,640 --> 00:52:36,160
Speaker 1: gone against you, you would have to think the first

1039
00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:39,320
Speaker 1: four games of the season, Bob Socie, boys of the

1040
00:52:39,360 --> 00:52:41,640
Speaker 1: Patriots joining us all right. On the defensive side of

1041
00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:43,360
Speaker 1: the ball, we're looking at a top five unit. You

1042
00:52:43,400 --> 00:52:46,200
Speaker 1: had all the opt outs last year. Guys are back,

1043
00:52:46,280 --> 00:52:49,439
Speaker 1: they're playing. Well. What are you seeing there, Bob, Well,

1044
00:52:49,480 --> 00:52:52,200
Speaker 1: what we're seeing right now is a defense that has

1045
00:52:52,200 --> 00:52:55,200
Speaker 1: been played without Stefan Gilmore. And we'll continue to play

1046
00:52:55,239 --> 00:52:58,400
Speaker 1: without Stefan Gilmore for the rest of this year and beyond,

1047
00:52:58,400 --> 00:53:02,680
Speaker 1: of course after today decision initially to release him and

1048
00:53:02,719 --> 00:53:05,360
Speaker 1: then of course working out a deal with the Carolina

1049
00:53:05,360 --> 00:53:08,239
Speaker 1: Panthers for a twenty twenty three sixth round draft pick.

1050
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:12,640
Speaker 1: But they were competitive against Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.

1051
00:53:13,040 --> 00:53:15,759
Speaker 1: You know, I think they've been disappointing at times. Frankly, Mark,

1052
00:53:16,160 --> 00:53:20,280
Speaker 1: you know, they've been a belichick Like defense in that

1053
00:53:20,320 --> 00:53:22,600
Speaker 1: they have been good when teams have gotten in the

1054
00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:24,799
Speaker 1: red zone for the most part. But they've also been

1055
00:53:24,840 --> 00:53:29,440
Speaker 1: a very uncharacteristic Belichip type defense personnel issues. They had

1056
00:53:29,440 --> 00:53:31,760
Speaker 1: only ten men on the field when New Orleans scored

1057
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:35,040
Speaker 1: the game ceiling touchdown two weeks ago. They were caught

1058
00:53:35,040 --> 00:53:37,120
Speaker 1: with twelve men on the field to help Tampa Bay

1059
00:53:37,120 --> 00:53:40,040
Speaker 1: pick up the key first down in Sunday Night's game.

1060
00:53:40,480 --> 00:53:43,239
Speaker 1: Now they added a lot in the front seven you

1061
00:53:43,280 --> 00:53:45,920
Speaker 1: mentioned the opt outs. Dante high Tower came back as

1062
00:53:45,960 --> 00:53:49,200
Speaker 1: one of the leaders at linebacker, but they also resigned

1063
00:53:49,280 --> 00:53:52,160
Speaker 1: Kyle van Noy, who've gone away in free agency. Of

1064
00:53:52,239 --> 00:53:55,840
Speaker 1: the Dolphins. They brought in Devon Godchaw from Miami to

1065
00:53:55,920 --> 00:53:58,680
Speaker 1: try to show up the run defense. They drafted Christian Barmore,

1066
00:53:59,320 --> 00:54:02,040
Speaker 1: a more unhair elder rookie out of Alabama. The Matt Jones,

1067
00:54:02,040 --> 00:54:04,799
Speaker 1: of course, but I think a very promising one at

1068
00:54:04,800 --> 00:54:07,360
Speaker 1: defensive tack on. They resigned some key guys too, like

1069
00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:10,600
Speaker 1: Lauren Sky on that defensive line and Dietrich Wise on

1070
00:54:10,640 --> 00:54:14,320
Speaker 1: the defensive line, and they have generally played well. J. C.

1071
00:54:14,560 --> 00:54:18,719
Speaker 1: Jackson is here on a one year tender as a

1072
00:54:18,760 --> 00:54:22,439
Speaker 1: restricted free agent. The Patriots put a second round tender

1073
00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:24,280
Speaker 1: row on him, and they've got to make a decision

1074
00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:27,160
Speaker 1: with him sooner rather than later. They just brought back

1075
00:54:27,280 --> 00:54:31,360
Speaker 1: Jamie Collins today, back for his third stint as a

1076
00:54:31,480 --> 00:54:36,360
Speaker 1: Patriots linebacker. But thus far they have been in situations

1077
00:54:36,360 --> 00:54:38,640
Speaker 1: where they could make a third down stop and get

1078
00:54:38,640 --> 00:54:41,480
Speaker 1: the ball back to the offense against Miami. Couldn't do it.

1079
00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,680
Speaker 1: Get a third down stop, I'm a third and log

1080
00:54:43,760 --> 00:54:46,200
Speaker 1: against New Orleans, get the ball back to the offense

1081
00:54:46,239 --> 00:54:49,440
Speaker 1: and a one score game. Couldn't do it against Tampa

1082
00:54:49,520 --> 00:54:54,680
Speaker 1: Bay third and six in the fourth quarter, Brady converts

1083
00:54:54,760 --> 00:54:58,000
Speaker 1: to Antonio Brown and a couple of other instances like that.

1084
00:54:58,160 --> 00:55:00,799
Speaker 1: So they've had opportunities to get off field and really,

1085
00:55:01,080 --> 00:55:03,240
Speaker 1: you know, make a game turning play, and they haven't

1086
00:55:03,239 --> 00:55:05,440
Speaker 1: been able to come through. Bob, I know the Patriots

1087
00:55:05,440 --> 00:55:07,880
Speaker 1: have lost a lot of assistant coaches and members of

1088
00:55:07,880 --> 00:55:10,759
Speaker 1: the organization over recent years, and we have some here,

1089
00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:13,120
Speaker 1: but give me some examples where it seems to be

1090
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:16,160
Speaker 1: hitting the most. The defensive staff. For example, they had

1091
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:19,439
Speaker 1: Brendan Daley, who was on the defensive line coaching that unit.

1092
00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:21,919
Speaker 1: He is now in Kansas City's done a great job

1093
00:55:22,560 --> 00:55:25,399
Speaker 1: by and large with the Chiefs. Seems like every year

1094
00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:28,800
Speaker 1: he's coaching in a Super Bowl. You have Brian Flores,

1095
00:55:28,840 --> 00:55:32,960
Speaker 1: who was the defensive play caller. He is now in Miami.

1096
00:55:33,080 --> 00:55:36,839
Speaker 1: Of course, Chad O'Shea was a longtime wide receivers coach

1097
00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:40,440
Speaker 1: on that staff and many thought maybe a potential offensive coordinator.

1098
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:44,760
Speaker 1: He left. Dante Scarneki was the reverer and offensive line

1099
00:55:44,800 --> 00:55:47,000
Speaker 1: coach on that staff, and now he's in his second

1100
00:55:47,080 --> 00:55:49,680
Speaker 1: year of retirement. And when I look at, you know,

1101
00:55:49,719 --> 00:55:54,560
Speaker 1: those two positions, you've had some inexperienced people coaching in

1102
00:55:54,600 --> 00:55:58,359
Speaker 1: those areas, including even on the defensive side of the ball,

1103
00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,359
Speaker 1: a defensive line. And again that's been a unit that's

1104
00:56:01,400 --> 00:56:03,719
Speaker 1: had a lot of personalities. They substitute a lot. It

1105
00:56:03,719 --> 00:56:06,000
Speaker 1: seems like, you know, every week there's been either a

1106
00:56:06,120 --> 00:56:09,400
Speaker 1: time out used or a penalty taken because it comes

1107
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:12,200
Speaker 1: of a substitutions now food and then you know, and

1108
00:56:12,239 --> 00:56:14,640
Speaker 1: I mentioned the offensive line and the problems they've had

1109
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:18,839
Speaker 1: without Scarnekiah. They had two young offensive line coaches. One

1110
00:56:18,880 --> 00:56:22,719
Speaker 1: of them was let go because he did not get

1111
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:26,560
Speaker 1: vaccinated and the other right now Carmen Brisillo, still relatively

1112
00:56:26,600 --> 00:56:29,799
Speaker 1: new to the NFL, and I think we're seeing the

1113
00:56:29,840 --> 00:56:33,759
Speaker 1: transition there have an impact on the team. And there's

1114
00:56:33,760 --> 00:56:36,040
Speaker 1: a number of others. Two mark, you know, they have

1115
00:56:36,200 --> 00:56:40,960
Speaker 1: lost coaches to other teams. They saw Scarnekia retire. Finally,

1116
00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:44,360
Speaker 1: they have Ivan Fears, the running running back coach for

1117
00:56:44,400 --> 00:56:46,719
Speaker 1: more than two decades, looks like, you know, he may

1118
00:56:46,719 --> 00:56:50,240
Speaker 1: be nearing the end. He's alluded to his potential retirement

1119
00:56:50,239 --> 00:56:52,759
Speaker 1: at the end of this season. And so you go

1120
00:56:52,840 --> 00:56:54,920
Speaker 1: through changes on the field, but you know, you go

1121
00:56:54,960 --> 00:56:57,560
Speaker 1: through changes on the sidelines, and the Patriots have lost

1122
00:56:57,719 --> 00:57:00,400
Speaker 1: a lot of the continuity that existed for law period

1123
00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:03,400
Speaker 1: of time. Here Bob Selsey joining us voice of the

1124
00:57:03,400 --> 00:57:06,120
Speaker 1: New England Patriots. All right, quickly on the division here

1125
00:57:06,160 --> 00:57:08,840
Speaker 1: because the Bills, we just saw them up close and personal,

1126
00:57:09,239 --> 00:57:12,319
Speaker 1: and they look pretty darn good. The Jets just beat

1127
00:57:12,360 --> 00:57:16,000
Speaker 1: the Titans. The Dolphins, who knows, they've got some issues,

1128
00:57:16,280 --> 00:57:18,560
Speaker 1: but they did squeak out a win against the Patriots

1129
00:57:18,560 --> 00:57:20,600
Speaker 1: on opening weekend. What do you think of the rest

1130
00:57:20,600 --> 00:57:23,560
Speaker 1: of the AFC East, Yeah, Mark, I think Buffalo certainly,

1131
00:57:23,680 --> 00:57:26,360
Speaker 1: you know, obviously right now, by record and as the

1132
00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:29,600
Speaker 1: defending champion, is the team to beat and has been

1133
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:31,840
Speaker 1: long looked at as the team to be. You know,

1134
00:57:31,880 --> 00:57:34,280
Speaker 1: they got just about everybody back who's you knowing, and

1135
00:57:34,360 --> 00:57:36,960
Speaker 1: they drafted it in an area on the defensive line

1136
00:57:37,000 --> 00:57:40,120
Speaker 1: with pass rushers that probably they were short on in

1137
00:57:40,160 --> 00:57:42,680
Speaker 1: their minds last year. So one has to think that,

1138
00:57:42,800 --> 00:57:45,320
Speaker 1: you know, they're only better as a team overall, and

1139
00:57:45,720 --> 00:57:47,280
Speaker 1: I know Alan got off to a bit of a

1140
00:57:47,320 --> 00:57:49,680
Speaker 1: shaky start the first week or two for them, but

1141
00:57:49,720 --> 00:57:52,959
Speaker 1: he's such a talented quarterback, and you know, he's a load.

1142
00:57:53,240 --> 00:57:55,960
Speaker 1: He's a load as a runner, He's got a tremendous arm.

1143
00:57:56,320 --> 00:57:58,680
Speaker 1: You know, they clearly are the team right now to beat,

1144
00:57:58,760 --> 00:58:00,560
Speaker 1: not only in the AFC East, but I think one

1145
00:58:00,560 --> 00:58:02,720
Speaker 1: are the you know, the handful of favorites in the

1146
00:58:02,760 --> 00:58:06,960
Speaker 1: AFC overall. As for the Dolphins and the Jets, the

1147
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:09,080
Speaker 1: Patriots played those two teams the first two weeks of

1148
00:58:09,160 --> 00:58:11,640
Speaker 1: the season, and frankly, you know, the Patriots gave the

1149
00:58:11,680 --> 00:58:15,920
Speaker 1: game away versus Miami at the penalties, you know, a

1150
00:58:16,000 --> 00:58:18,880
Speaker 1: fumble with the nine yard line driving in for the

1151
00:58:18,920 --> 00:58:22,080
Speaker 1: go ahead score, another lost fumble in that game, just

1152
00:58:22,200 --> 00:58:25,640
Speaker 1: a lot of unforced airs. Special teams play has been

1153
00:58:25,680 --> 00:58:28,840
Speaker 1: an area of problems for the Patriots thus far. Was

1154
00:58:29,040 --> 00:58:31,880
Speaker 1: in that game as well as another loss to New

1155
00:58:31,960 --> 00:58:34,320
Speaker 1: Orleans out of division. I think the Jets, you know,

1156
00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:35,920
Speaker 1: I have a lot of respect for you know, what

1157
00:58:36,040 --> 00:58:38,200
Speaker 1: Robert salis trying to do there and the way they're

1158
00:58:38,240 --> 00:58:41,040
Speaker 1: going about it. Now. That quarterback cidentally has a lot

1159
00:58:41,080 --> 00:58:43,760
Speaker 1: of physical talent, but he was overmatched against the Patriots

1160
00:58:43,760 --> 00:58:48,200
Speaker 1: through four interceptions, including I think three on his first

1161
00:58:48,200 --> 00:58:52,280
Speaker 1: five passes of the game, And you know, I could

1162
00:58:52,320 --> 00:58:55,560
Speaker 1: see where the Jets are. Nonetheless are going about it

1163
00:58:55,640 --> 00:58:58,880
Speaker 1: their way. Unfortunately, they've lost their first pick from last

1164
00:58:58,960 --> 00:59:01,120
Speaker 1: year to an injury on the offensive line, but at

1165
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:04,080
Speaker 1: least they've used draft capital up front to try to

1166
00:59:04,120 --> 00:59:07,960
Speaker 1: protect that quarterback and built some something around him. As

1167
00:59:07,960 --> 00:59:10,120
Speaker 1: far as the Patriots are concerned, you know, they're in

1168
00:59:10,200 --> 00:59:13,520
Speaker 1: a precarious spot one and three and again they can

1169
00:59:13,560 --> 00:59:15,840
Speaker 1: go back and look at those three losses they have

1170
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:17,760
Speaker 1: and say, you know, a play here or play there,

1171
00:59:17,840 --> 00:59:20,320
Speaker 1: we could have won. If they can't afford any more

1172
00:59:20,560 --> 00:59:23,600
Speaker 1: hiccups like that to stay in the race, not only

1173
00:59:23,640 --> 00:59:25,360
Speaker 1: in the division, but probably when you look at the

1174
00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:29,360
Speaker 1: wild card, considering the strength of the AFC North and

1175
00:59:29,400 --> 00:59:33,439
Speaker 1: the AFC West. Bob, tell me you were the voice

1176
00:59:33,440 --> 00:59:35,560
Speaker 1: of the Pawtucket Red Sox once about a time, right,

1177
00:59:36,200 --> 00:59:39,240
Speaker 1: I was, yes, very briefly. Isn't that we called minor

1178
00:59:39,320 --> 00:59:41,160
Speaker 1: league baseball for years? But it was the post Socks

1179
00:59:41,240 --> 00:59:43,080
Speaker 1: the same year I got hired for the Patriots job.

1180
00:59:43,320 --> 00:59:45,920
Speaker 1: Isn't that weird? That there's no paw Sox Triple A

1181
00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:48,080
Speaker 1: affiliate anymore for the Red Sox. I know they have

1182
00:59:48,120 --> 00:59:50,360
Speaker 1: Wooster now, but how strange is that. I hate to

1183
00:59:50,360 --> 00:59:52,400
Speaker 1: be get off my long guy, but that was a

1184
00:59:52,440 --> 00:59:56,680
Speaker 1: big tradition with Pawtucket having that franchise market. It's strange

1185
00:59:56,720 --> 01:00:00,640
Speaker 1: and it's sad. It's sad. Frankly. I I love going

1186
01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:02,880
Speaker 1: to McCoy Stadium, and I went there many years as

1187
01:00:02,920 --> 01:00:05,880
Speaker 1: a visiting broadcaster when I was calling games the Triple

1188
01:00:05,880 --> 01:00:08,920
Speaker 1: A level in the Oriels organization and the Mets organization

1189
01:00:09,000 --> 01:00:13,160
Speaker 1: with the Norfolk Tides and the Protuca Red Sox were

1190
01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:15,480
Speaker 1: kind of a it was like going back in time

1191
01:00:16,080 --> 01:00:21,800
Speaker 1: to baseball as at its purest level, albeit professionally, and

1192
01:00:21,920 --> 01:00:24,520
Speaker 1: albeit only a step away from the major leagues. You know,

1193
01:00:24,840 --> 01:00:30,000
Speaker 1: the minor leagues really often is about entertainment outside the line.

1194
01:00:30,000 --> 01:00:33,640
Speaker 1: So when potuckt the people were Red Sox fans, they

1195
01:00:33,680 --> 01:00:38,040
Speaker 1: had seen many Red Sox grates come through the McCoy Stadium,

1196
01:00:38,760 --> 01:00:44,280
Speaker 1: you know, gates and take that field through the years.

1197
01:00:44,720 --> 01:00:48,240
Speaker 1: And to think that they have no baseball team now

1198
01:00:48,680 --> 01:00:51,200
Speaker 1: and mccoi stadium sits empty. It's the side of the

1199
01:00:51,240 --> 01:00:54,840
Speaker 1: longest game of professional baseball history, game that featured you know,

1200
01:00:54,880 --> 01:00:58,320
Speaker 1: the likes of Ripken in Bogs with the Rochester Red

1201
01:00:58,320 --> 01:01:01,959
Speaker 1: Wings and the Protucca Red Socks thirty three innings back

1202
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:05,840
Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty one. And that stadium now sits empty,

1203
01:01:05,840 --> 01:01:09,560
Speaker 1: and they've got a beautiful ballpark in nearby Wister, like Katucket,

1204
01:01:09,840 --> 01:01:14,480
Speaker 1: blue collar town, you know, old Milltown's, old industrial towns

1205
01:01:14,520 --> 01:01:16,760
Speaker 1: that in many ways time forgot for a long period

1206
01:01:16,760 --> 01:01:19,080
Speaker 1: of time. So Wister, you know, they have this little

1207
01:01:19,080 --> 01:01:22,440
Speaker 1: gold mine now and this beautiful, shiny new ballpark, and

1208
01:01:22,480 --> 01:01:25,720
Speaker 1: they've had a lot of success. The wou Sox is

1209
01:01:25,720 --> 01:01:28,960
Speaker 1: there called are drowning big crowds and eliciting a lot

1210
01:01:29,000 --> 01:01:31,880
Speaker 1: of excitement. But I can't help but think of about

1211
01:01:31,960 --> 01:01:35,080
Speaker 1: all those people who were part of generations who went

1212
01:01:35,400 --> 01:01:38,440
Speaker 1: to games in McCoy Stadium in Kentucket and now no

1213
01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:41,320
Speaker 1: longer have their team there, And you know, it's really

1214
01:01:41,360 --> 01:01:44,400
Speaker 1: disappointing for me. Yeah, it's got to be. What do

1215
01:01:44,440 --> 01:01:48,400
Speaker 1: you think this postseason Astros in Red Sox in Texans

1216
01:01:48,440 --> 01:01:50,840
Speaker 1: and Patriots getting together this weekend, but really the Red

1217
01:01:50,880 --> 01:01:53,200
Speaker 1: Sox trying to get through to the Alcs and so

1218
01:01:53,280 --> 01:01:56,360
Speaker 1: are the Astros. Yeah, when the Red Sox obviously had

1219
01:01:56,360 --> 01:02:00,320
Speaker 1: a surprising season, now they're struggles down the stretch. We

1220
01:02:00,440 --> 01:02:04,400
Speaker 1: really have the locals burning up the fall lines with

1221
01:02:04,800 --> 01:02:07,560
Speaker 1: you know, they're four play against the Orioles and you

1222
01:02:07,600 --> 01:02:11,360
Speaker 1: know some of the other lesser lights the last week

1223
01:02:11,440 --> 01:02:13,400
Speaker 1: or two of the season. But they pulled things together

1224
01:02:13,440 --> 01:02:16,560
Speaker 1: and if Aldi was terrific last night against the Yankees.

1225
01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:19,240
Speaker 1: You know there's a certain mojo about that team, and

1226
01:02:19,440 --> 01:02:22,880
Speaker 1: you know they've they're h I think a tough out

1227
01:02:23,000 --> 01:02:25,960
Speaker 1: even for Tampa Bay coming up in this next series.

1228
01:02:26,800 --> 01:02:31,840
Speaker 1: I haven't followed Major League Baseball extremely closely this year.

1229
01:02:32,080 --> 01:02:34,040
Speaker 1: I've been more of I'm more of an actually fat

1230
01:02:34,040 --> 01:02:36,000
Speaker 1: so I have to confess to that. Yeah, it still

1231
01:02:36,040 --> 01:02:38,120
Speaker 1: seems weird to me, as dominant as the Astros have

1232
01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:41,680
Speaker 1: been in the American League, that the Houston Astros aren't

1233
01:02:42,040 --> 01:02:45,800
Speaker 1: an NL team anymore. But you know, I think about

1234
01:02:45,880 --> 01:02:48,840
Speaker 1: them right now in the way they're playing, and you

1235
01:02:48,880 --> 01:02:52,120
Speaker 1: know they maybe they're on a mission too, to prove

1236
01:02:52,160 --> 01:02:56,080
Speaker 1: to people that you know, they have their problems. Of course,

1237
01:02:56,480 --> 01:02:59,240
Speaker 1: in the past, with regards to as the Red Sox

1238
01:02:59,280 --> 01:03:03,480
Speaker 1: manager Alex Score, you know as well has had, you know,

1239
01:03:03,960 --> 01:03:09,000
Speaker 1: the cheating, Stein's sign stealing, you know, history he's been

1240
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:11,600
Speaker 1: trying to put behind him after being away from the

1241
01:03:11,600 --> 01:03:14,080
Speaker 1: team a year ago, and I think in a lot

1242
01:03:14,120 --> 01:03:16,440
Speaker 1: of ways he's found redemption. And it looks like the

1243
01:03:16,480 --> 01:03:19,840
Speaker 1: Astros are playing for redemption too as an organization, and

1244
01:03:20,080 --> 01:03:22,040
Speaker 1: they're so impressive. So I think it's gonna be a

1245
01:03:22,040 --> 01:03:24,800
Speaker 1: great postseason to hear all it out. Last night was

1246
01:03:24,840 --> 01:03:28,360
Speaker 1: certainly exciting seeing the game at Fenway Park. Fans were electric.

1247
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:31,360
Speaker 1: They did New England proud this past week, by the way,

1248
01:03:31,880 --> 01:03:35,200
Speaker 1: the fans Atchilette for the Tampa Bay game with a

1249
01:03:35,240 --> 01:03:38,120
Speaker 1: fitting salute to Brady and then as well, you know,

1250
01:03:38,200 --> 01:03:40,880
Speaker 1: getting behind the Pats and Jones. And then last night

1251
01:03:40,880 --> 01:03:44,080
Speaker 1: it continued for the Socks against the Yankees at Fenway Park.

1252
01:03:44,120 --> 01:03:46,920
Speaker 1: But you know, whether Boston can knock off Tampa Bay,

1253
01:03:47,000 --> 01:03:49,400
Speaker 1: and I think it'll be a great American League playoffs

1254
01:03:49,400 --> 01:03:51,920
Speaker 1: here on out. And I'm excited about the game between

1255
01:03:51,920 --> 01:03:54,960
Speaker 1: the Dodgers and the Cardinals, seeing those traditional rich franchises,

1256
01:03:54,960 --> 01:03:57,240
Speaker 1: and it would be something, wouldn't it if the Dodgers

1257
01:03:57,280 --> 01:04:01,320
Speaker 1: really a World Series favorite defending chap got knocked out

1258
01:04:01,440 --> 01:04:06,360
Speaker 1: after one game in the postseason and all those wins unbelievable. Yeah, Bob,

1259
01:04:06,400 --> 01:04:08,480
Speaker 1: thanks to the time. We appreciate it and I look

1260
01:04:08,520 --> 01:04:11,040
Speaker 1: forward to seeing you in the boot on Sunday. I

1261
01:04:11,040 --> 01:04:13,640
Speaker 1: always enjoy catching out Mark look forward to seeing as well.

1262
01:04:14,440 --> 01:04:17,040
Speaker 1: Bob obviously knows that our g stadium very well, having

1263
01:04:17,120 --> 01:04:20,720
Speaker 1: been there the last two years, and it just so happens.

1264
01:04:20,760 --> 01:04:22,560
Speaker 1: I mean, why are we playing them every single year

1265
01:04:22,800 --> 01:04:26,120
Speaker 1: because either we have finished every year that we have

1266
01:04:26,280 --> 01:04:31,360
Speaker 1: finished in first and one of division. We ended up

1267
01:04:31,400 --> 01:04:36,240
Speaker 1: playing the Patriots the following years because they finished first

1268
01:04:36,280 --> 01:04:39,280
Speaker 1: in division. But then when we had some off years

1269
01:04:39,280 --> 01:04:42,560
Speaker 1: like twenty seventeen, we played him in twenty eighteen because

1270
01:04:42,600 --> 01:04:47,000
Speaker 1: we were scheduled to play them on our AFC East

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Speaker 1: rotation And that's exactly what this year is. Last year

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Speaker 1: they finished third. Oh, I guess you know, we finished

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Speaker 1: their two last year, but it was also the AFC

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Speaker 1: East rotation year. Every three years it's the AFC East

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01:05:01,000 --> 01:05:06,360
Speaker 1: Rotation against AFC South, and every three years we play them.

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Speaker 1: Thankfully we have been in nineteen twenty and twenty one

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Speaker 1: playing them here in Houston, as opposed to going up

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Speaker 1: and playing in that House of horrors. Now Mark Vannimue

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Speaker 1: will tell you if there's anything anything that we would

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Speaker 1: like to see this particular team do, it is beat

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Speaker 1: these guys at Gillette Stadium. I mean, it's gott happened, right,

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01:05:29,680 --> 01:05:34,480
Speaker 1: Love Averages, I guess, and hasn't happened since, has happened

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Speaker 1: at all? Really so maybe one day, but that's this

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01:05:39,560 --> 01:05:41,280
Speaker 1: one's a n RG stadium. Let's just go ahead and

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Speaker 1: take care of business at home on Sunday against the

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Speaker 1: New England Patriots. Now, let's dive deeper into this game

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Speaker 1: by going behind any sidelines with a good friend, dep

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Speaker 1: City with Ben Volan NFL analysts Patriots beat guy for

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Speaker 1: the Busting Globe. Ben Voland's next right here on Texans

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Speaker 1: All Access. It's all access, it's all access, all right,

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Speaker 1: let's dive right back into this show this Wednesday at

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Speaker 1: issue of Texans All Access from Monday Texans Radio Studio.

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Speaker 1: It's time to go behind enemy sidelines my good friend

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01:06:12,800 --> 01:06:16,480
Speaker 1: Deep City, and when it's Patriots Week, that means we

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Speaker 1: get to hear the dulcet tones of our good friend

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Speaker 1: Ben Vollen from the Busting Globe and of course Stefan

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Speaker 1: Gilmore being moved from New England the big story of

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Speaker 1: the day, and Deepe hit on that right away. It's

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Speaker 1: Enemy Sidelines, presented by Microsoft. Joining me today my good

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01:06:34,360 --> 01:06:36,360
Speaker 1: friend Ben Vollin, who I seem to talk to every

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Speaker 1: single year when the Patriots and the Texans face each other.

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Speaker 1: He's a senior writer for the Boston Globe, and Ben,

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01:06:41,880 --> 01:06:43,240
Speaker 1: I had a list of questions I was going to

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01:06:43,320 --> 01:06:45,200
Speaker 1: ask you, but we've got to get to the Stefan

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01:06:45,240 --> 01:06:48,880
Speaker 1: Gilmore news first. Obviously, the Patriots and Gilmore parting ways.

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01:06:49,280 --> 01:06:50,760
Speaker 1: You know, what does that sort of mean for the

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01:06:50,840 --> 01:06:54,320
Speaker 1: organization and how much of that is a surprise? Yeah,

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01:06:54,400 --> 01:06:57,680
Speaker 1: never a dull moment here in Foxboro, Bill Belichick taking

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01:06:57,720 --> 01:07:00,960
Speaker 1: everyone by surprise. The Patriots are going to be parting

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Speaker 1: ways with Stephon Gilmore, and I'm surprised. They spent a

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01:07:04,960 --> 01:07:07,440
Speaker 1: ton of money in the off season, over one hundred

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01:07:07,480 --> 01:07:10,920
Speaker 1: and seventy five million fully guaranteed, and yet for whatever reason,

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01:07:10,960 --> 01:07:13,520
Speaker 1: they couldn't find a way to come to a new

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01:07:13,560 --> 01:07:17,400
Speaker 1: deal with Stefan Gilmore. And I think they've figured out

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01:07:17,440 --> 01:07:20,840
Speaker 1: that it's better to simply move on than to bring

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Speaker 1: him back part of the team, which I'm a little

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01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:25,600
Speaker 1: confused about. It's hard to say that the Patriots are

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Speaker 1: gonna be a better football team without Stefan Gilmore. This year,

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01:07:29,280 --> 01:07:32,600
Speaker 1: the secondary has played pretty well Jalen Mills and newcomer

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01:07:32,640 --> 01:07:35,880
Speaker 1: has been a nice edition j C. Jackson, Jonathan Jones.

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01:07:36,600 --> 01:07:39,240
Speaker 1: So they've been solid at cornerback. But Gilmore is a

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01:07:39,280 --> 01:07:42,080
Speaker 1: great player, and I'm surprised that the Patriots couldn't find

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Speaker 1: a way to keep him in the fold this year. Yeah,

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01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:45,960
Speaker 1: and he was on pup this year, so it's not

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Speaker 1: like it would have affected Sunday's game because he had

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Speaker 1: not played this year so far. Correct, right, Gilmore was

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01:07:52,720 --> 01:07:55,640
Speaker 1: not going to be playing this Sunday. He had When

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01:07:55,640 --> 01:07:58,400
Speaker 1: you're on the pup list physically unable to perform, you

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01:07:58,440 --> 01:08:00,560
Speaker 1: have to sit out for the first six games minimum.

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01:08:00,880 --> 01:08:03,600
Speaker 1: So the Patriots had a couple more weeks to figure

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01:08:03,600 --> 01:08:06,320
Speaker 1: out if they could get more for Gilmore. But yeah,

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01:08:06,320 --> 01:08:08,600
Speaker 1: he would not have played this week. But you'd think

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Speaker 1: towards the end of the season that the Patriots are

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01:08:10,800 --> 01:08:13,080
Speaker 1: hoping to be playoff contenders, you'd think they could use

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Speaker 1: a cornerback like Gilmore. All right, Well, I think the

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Speaker 1: big story for Sunday's Game two rookie quarterbacks and mac

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01:08:18,720 --> 01:08:21,519
Speaker 1: Jones and Davis Mills facing off and mac Jones at

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Speaker 1: Sunday night performance against Tom Brady and the Bucks. He

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01:08:24,479 --> 01:08:27,479
Speaker 1: seemed to really bounce back nicely from his performance the

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01:08:27,520 --> 01:08:30,880
Speaker 1: week before against the Saints, where he threw three interceptions.

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Speaker 1: What did you learn about mac Jones sort of playing

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01:08:33,120 --> 01:08:35,000
Speaker 1: under the bright lights in such a big game. And

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Speaker 1: I think you had to be living under a rock

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01:08:36,720 --> 01:08:38,439
Speaker 1: if you did not know those two teams were playing

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01:08:38,439 --> 01:08:40,920
Speaker 1: each other, because I mean, I'll be honest, spent I

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01:08:40,960 --> 01:08:43,760
Speaker 1: had Patriots Buccaneers fatigue by Sunday morning. We'd been hearing

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01:08:43,760 --> 01:08:46,160
Speaker 1: about it all weeks. So it was a very highly

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01:08:46,200 --> 01:08:48,639
Speaker 1: publicized game for the rookie and he came out pretty

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01:08:48,680 --> 01:08:50,960
Speaker 1: well in it despite it being a loss. Yeah, I

1350
01:08:50,960 --> 01:08:53,360
Speaker 1: can't imagine if you didn't have too much rooting interest.

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01:08:53,560 --> 01:08:57,719
Speaker 1: I'm sure just being inundated by the Brady and Belichick

1352
01:08:57,800 --> 01:09:00,320
Speaker 1: talk got to be a little much last week. Yeah,

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01:09:00,360 --> 01:09:03,559
Speaker 1: Max showed that the spotlight is not going to be

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01:09:03,600 --> 01:09:05,400
Speaker 1: too big for him, that he can handle it all,

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01:09:05,400 --> 01:09:08,400
Speaker 1: and that shouldn't be too surprising. He played at Alabama

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01:09:08,439 --> 01:09:11,240
Speaker 1: and played in the biggest moments and certainly was in

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01:09:11,280 --> 01:09:15,320
Speaker 1: a fish bowl type of environment in Tuscaloosa. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: I give Mac a lot of credit. He went toe

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01:09:17,080 --> 01:09:19,719
Speaker 1: to toe with Brady. I think showed a lot of toughness.

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Speaker 1: And that's been throughout the first four games. He's been

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01:09:22,360 --> 01:09:25,160
Speaker 1: getting crushed. He's been taking a ton of hits and sacks,

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01:09:25,400 --> 01:09:27,720
Speaker 1: and he's been bouncing back up and hanging in there

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01:09:27,760 --> 01:09:30,559
Speaker 1: in the pocket, making the reads, making some good throws.

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Speaker 1: You'd like to see him push the ball down field

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01:09:33,280 --> 01:09:35,000
Speaker 1: a little bit more. He does kind of settle for

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01:09:35,040 --> 01:09:38,280
Speaker 1: shorter of throws and check downs and maybe doesn't hold

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01:09:38,280 --> 01:09:40,120
Speaker 1: the ball as long as he should as far as

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01:09:40,600 --> 01:09:44,120
Speaker 1: looking down field. His completion percentage is great. He's I

1369
01:09:44,120 --> 01:09:46,800
Speaker 1: think he's seventh in the league at seventy percent right now,

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Speaker 1: but I think he's twenty sixth in yards per attempt.

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01:09:49,600 --> 01:09:52,240
Speaker 1: So he's not really pushing the ball down field. But

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Speaker 1: you know it's he's a rookie. This offense is a

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01:09:55,000 --> 01:09:57,639
Speaker 1: work in progress with all these new pieces. The offensive

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01:09:57,640 --> 01:09:59,800
Speaker 1: line has not helped him. They've been kind of a

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01:09:59,840 --> 01:10:02,320
Speaker 1: met in front of him. And now yesterday the Patriots

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01:10:02,360 --> 01:10:04,200
Speaker 1: put their left tackle and their left guard on the

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Speaker 1: COVID list, So we'll see what kind of protection Mac

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Speaker 1: Jones has for this Sunday against the Texans. He's been solid,

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01:10:10,600 --> 01:10:13,479
Speaker 1: he's been I think clearly the best rookie quarterback. But

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01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:16,080
Speaker 1: the Patriots need him to not just be good for

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01:10:16,080 --> 01:10:18,400
Speaker 1: a rookie, but to be good overall. They need to

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01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:20,599
Speaker 1: score more points. They've only been getting one to two

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01:10:20,600 --> 01:10:23,000
Speaker 1: touchdowns per game, and they need to start turning more

1384
01:10:23,000 --> 01:10:26,479
Speaker 1: of these drives into touchdowns. But certainly Mac is off

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01:10:26,520 --> 01:10:28,439
Speaker 1: to a good start, and I think the Patriots feel

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01:10:28,439 --> 01:10:30,760
Speaker 1: comfortable about what they have with him. Yeah, it seemed

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Speaker 1: like they were comfortable with him early because you know,

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01:10:32,560 --> 01:10:34,559
Speaker 1: we talked about the Gilmore news. With that Cam Newton

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01:10:35,000 --> 01:10:37,879
Speaker 1: news surprised everyone as well. It seemed like Bill Belichick

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01:10:37,920 --> 01:10:41,080
Speaker 1: gave his vote of confidence to Mac Jones pretty early on.

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01:10:41,120 --> 01:10:43,840
Speaker 1: Now you cover the team every single day, was that

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01:10:43,960 --> 01:10:46,320
Speaker 1: surprising or do you think that there was something in

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Speaker 1: mac Jones where Belichick felt like, you know, this is

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01:10:48,439 --> 01:10:50,160
Speaker 1: gonna be a guy, because we know he doesn't like

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01:10:50,200 --> 01:10:53,120
Speaker 1: to commit to rookies too early, too soon. Right. Well,

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01:10:53,160 --> 01:10:55,240
Speaker 1: so I was surprised that they made the move. I

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Speaker 1: just thought by bringing back Cam Newton and continuing to

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01:10:58,360 --> 01:11:01,400
Speaker 1: have him you serve as a starter during practice. He

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01:11:01,439 --> 01:11:03,799
Speaker 1: was always taking reps first, he was always starting the games.

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Speaker 1: I just thought they wanted to bring Mac along slowly,

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01:11:06,520 --> 01:11:08,320
Speaker 1: and what would be the harm in sitting him a

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01:11:08,320 --> 01:11:10,960
Speaker 1: little bit and letting him take it all in. Now

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01:11:11,000 --> 01:11:13,479
Speaker 1: that said, you watched camp and it was clear that

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01:11:13,520 --> 01:11:16,000
Speaker 1: Mac was a doing very well, that the coaches were

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01:11:16,040 --> 01:11:18,200
Speaker 1: impressed with him, and that you could see the confidence

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01:11:18,240 --> 01:11:21,240
Speaker 1: building every day, not just in what Mac had in himself,

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01:11:21,240 --> 01:11:23,840
Speaker 1: but with his teammates and coaches around him. I remember

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01:11:23,880 --> 01:11:26,919
Speaker 1: there was one practice he hit probably fifteen or sixteen

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01:11:26,960 --> 01:11:29,879
Speaker 1: passes in a row, finished off a drive with a touchdown.

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01:11:30,280 --> 01:11:33,080
Speaker 1: The place is gone wild. Josh McDaniels is giving him

1411
01:11:33,120 --> 01:11:35,519
Speaker 1: high fives, and Belichick's giving him high fives, and you

1412
01:11:35,560 --> 01:11:38,960
Speaker 1: could just see the team really responding to Mac. So,

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01:11:39,479 --> 01:11:43,000
Speaker 1: you know, that said, not surprising that the Patriots decided

1414
01:11:43,080 --> 01:11:45,439
Speaker 1: just to go ahead and get the future started now.

1415
01:11:45,800 --> 01:11:48,599
Speaker 1: But I still was surprised. And I think there's an

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01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:50,920
Speaker 1: argument to be made that Cam Newton wasn't really given

1417
01:11:50,960 --> 01:11:53,920
Speaker 1: a fair shake. And you know, the Patriots did start

1418
01:11:53,960 --> 01:11:57,040
Speaker 1: off one in three. Mac has been up and down

1419
01:11:57,640 --> 01:12:00,040
Speaker 1: the Patriots. I don't think They showed a lot of

1420
01:12:00,040 --> 01:12:03,519
Speaker 1: of faith in mac Jones with a couple decisions last week,

1421
01:12:03,560 --> 01:12:05,800
Speaker 1: Belichick kicking a field goal instead of going for it

1422
01:12:05,920 --> 01:12:08,559
Speaker 1: on fourth and three late in the game. If you're

1423
01:12:08,560 --> 01:12:10,840
Speaker 1: going to play the rookie quarterback and have, you know,

1424
01:12:10,880 --> 01:12:13,040
Speaker 1: make that decision, you've got to show more confidence in

1425
01:12:13,120 --> 01:12:17,160
Speaker 1: him than playing for field goal and field position. So

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01:12:17,240 --> 01:12:20,200
Speaker 1: Mac clearly, I think, won the respect of his teammates

1427
01:12:20,800 --> 01:12:22,720
Speaker 1: during training camp. But I think even a lot of

1428
01:12:22,760 --> 01:12:26,600
Speaker 1: them were surprised that Cam Newton was kind of unceremoniously released.

1429
01:12:27,640 --> 01:12:30,200
Speaker 1: I think, you know, what was the harm in letting

1430
01:12:30,240 --> 01:12:33,720
Speaker 1: camp start right away. But clearly Mac Jones has the

1431
01:12:33,800 --> 01:12:36,280
Speaker 1: attention and the respect of the locker room. I think

1432
01:12:36,320 --> 01:12:39,080
Speaker 1: what was impressive in Sunday's game was the lack of

1433
01:12:39,640 --> 01:12:42,840
Speaker 1: rushing yards, the lack of a run game for mac Jones,

1434
01:12:42,880 --> 01:12:44,720
Speaker 1: because here, you know, with the Texans with Davis Mills,

1435
01:12:44,720 --> 01:12:46,599
Speaker 1: were talking about getting the run game going, and it's

1436
01:12:46,600 --> 01:12:48,640
Speaker 1: been a struggle for the Texans as well. But I

1437
01:12:48,640 --> 01:12:51,439
Speaker 1: don't think I've ever seen eight carries for minus one yards.

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01:12:51,439 --> 01:12:53,760
Speaker 1: You mentioned the injuries to the old line, how much

1439
01:12:53,800 --> 01:12:55,880
Speaker 1: of that has been an effect? I know they had

1440
01:12:55,880 --> 01:12:57,880
Speaker 1: to put James White on I R two. But you know,

1441
01:12:57,920 --> 01:12:59,280
Speaker 1: what do you make of the of the run game

1442
01:12:59,439 --> 01:13:01,639
Speaker 1: in the Patriot It struggles with it this early. Yeah,

1443
01:13:01,680 --> 01:13:04,519
Speaker 1: they had eight carries for minus one yards against the Bucks,

1444
01:13:04,560 --> 01:13:06,880
Speaker 1: and it was just the fourth game in the Super

1445
01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:09,000
Speaker 1: Bowl era in the last fifty two years that a

1446
01:13:09,000 --> 01:13:12,560
Speaker 1: team finished with negative rushing yards, So that's obviously not sustainable.

1447
01:13:13,080 --> 01:13:15,800
Speaker 1: I get Josh McDaniel's credit. They were just running against

1448
01:13:15,800 --> 01:13:17,280
Speaker 1: the brick wall. The Bucks have been the number one

1449
01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:20,240
Speaker 1: rush defense now two straight years and this year their

1450
01:13:20,280 --> 01:13:22,880
Speaker 1: top five again with Vita Vea there. That's just a

1451
01:13:22,880 --> 01:13:25,759
Speaker 1: brick wall. So no sense in trying to do something

1452
01:13:25,760 --> 01:13:27,360
Speaker 1: where you're not going to go anywhere. And In said,

1453
01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:29,280
Speaker 1: they spread it out and put the ball in Max's

1454
01:13:29,320 --> 01:13:32,240
Speaker 1: hand and he completed over seventy five percent of his passes,

1455
01:13:32,240 --> 01:13:35,480
Speaker 1: so I thought he did a nice job. The Patriots.

1456
01:13:35,560 --> 01:13:37,760
Speaker 1: They one of their big offseason moves was they got

1457
01:13:37,800 --> 01:13:40,040
Speaker 1: Trent Brown back from the Raiders. He was an All

1458
01:13:40,040 --> 01:13:42,479
Speaker 1: Pro for the Patriots back in twenty eighteen. He was

1459
01:13:42,479 --> 01:13:45,280
Speaker 1: supposed to lockdown right tackle. He got hurt in the

1460
01:13:45,320 --> 01:13:47,160
Speaker 1: first half of the first game and has not been

1461
01:13:47,160 --> 01:13:49,960
Speaker 1: back since. They've had to use backups at right tackle,

1462
01:13:50,520 --> 01:13:53,280
Speaker 1: neither of whom have played that well, and they've had

1463
01:13:53,320 --> 01:13:56,160
Speaker 1: to slide more help over to their side, and so

1464
01:13:56,240 --> 01:13:59,000
Speaker 1: that affects everywhere else on the line now. Left tackle

1465
01:13:59,040 --> 01:14:01,760
Speaker 1: Isaiah Win and left guard mike on Wenu there on

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01:14:01,800 --> 01:14:03,880
Speaker 1: the COVID list this week, and neither had been playing

1467
01:14:03,920 --> 01:14:06,960
Speaker 1: that well. Wins given up several sacks, committs, and penalties

1468
01:14:06,960 --> 01:14:09,160
Speaker 1: this year on when you got benched last week for

1469
01:14:09,240 --> 01:14:13,120
Speaker 1: Ted Carriss after giving up two straight holding penalties. So

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01:14:13,160 --> 01:14:16,000
Speaker 1: the line has just been and it's not talent because

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01:14:16,000 --> 01:14:19,240
Speaker 1: these are the guys that have been around David Andrew Shack, Mason,

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01:14:19,360 --> 01:14:21,719
Speaker 1: Isaiah Win. They won some Super Bowls with the Patriots,

1473
01:14:21,760 --> 01:14:24,679
Speaker 1: but the communication has just been all off. The Bucks

1474
01:14:24,680 --> 01:14:28,400
Speaker 1: had several plays where they had unblocked blitzers screaming right

1475
01:14:28,439 --> 01:14:30,400
Speaker 1: at mac Jones, just no one picked them up. So

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01:14:30,600 --> 01:14:32,599
Speaker 1: the offensive line has just been a mess right now.

1477
01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:36,400
Speaker 1: They might be down three starters on Sunday against the Texans,

1478
01:14:36,400 --> 01:14:38,280
Speaker 1: so that's going to be the Texans chances to get

1479
01:14:38,360 --> 01:14:41,519
Speaker 1: in mac Jones's face, cast some turnovers like the Saints

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Speaker 1: did a few a few weeks ago. Create some field

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01:14:43,880 --> 01:14:47,200
Speaker 1: position that way, So definitely that's an area of concern

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01:14:47,280 --> 01:14:49,720
Speaker 1: for the Patriots. Is their offensive line. Yeah, and you

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01:14:49,760 --> 01:14:52,040
Speaker 1: mentioned the right tackle. They traded Marcus Cannon to the

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01:14:52,040 --> 01:14:54,760
Speaker 1: Texans this offseason and he's starting at right tackle for

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01:14:54,800 --> 01:14:56,800
Speaker 1: the Texans, so certainly somebody to keep an eye on

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Speaker 1: the Patriots line. Let's talk about the defense. It was

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Speaker 1: really press up against Brady and the Bucks, and so

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01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:04,200
Speaker 1: far they've allowed just one hundred and eighty five passing

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Speaker 1: yards per game, which rings fourth in the NFL. What

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01:15:07,479 --> 01:15:10,559
Speaker 1: makes that secondary so effective and did they do anything

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Speaker 1: differently against Brady and the Bucks that made them even

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Speaker 1: more so? Yeah, I think the key against Brady and

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01:15:15,080 --> 01:15:18,160
Speaker 1: the Bucks was they definitely did not blitz. I counted

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01:15:18,200 --> 01:15:21,920
Speaker 1: only six blitzes on forty four passing plays. And they

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01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:24,800
Speaker 1: flooded the middle of the field. They dropped all their lendbackers,

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01:15:24,920 --> 01:15:27,400
Speaker 1: they took away the short crossers. They know Brady loves

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Speaker 1: to work the middle of the field a short portion,

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01:15:29,400 --> 01:15:32,000
Speaker 1: so they just hung back. They begged him to give

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Speaker 1: it to Leonard Fournette. They begged him to check it down,

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01:15:34,479 --> 01:15:36,479
Speaker 1: and then they swarmed to the football And yeah, you

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01:15:36,560 --> 01:15:38,720
Speaker 1: hold Tom Brady and the Bucks to one touchdown in

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01:15:38,840 --> 01:15:42,200
Speaker 1: nineteen points. That's usually good enough to win. So the

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01:15:42,280 --> 01:15:44,599
Speaker 1: defense I definitely think did their job the other night.

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01:15:45,479 --> 01:15:48,400
Speaker 1: It's just a very veteran secondary. The cornerbacks have been

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01:15:48,439 --> 01:15:51,320
Speaker 1: playing very well. The safeties have been excellent. Devin McCardy

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01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:54,200
Speaker 1: still getting it done back there, leader of the defense

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01:15:54,600 --> 01:15:58,040
Speaker 1: playing center field. Adrian Phillips and Kyle Dugger two real

1508
01:15:58,080 --> 01:16:01,960
Speaker 1: athletic guys who are kind of those hybrid linebackers safety types.

1509
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:04,840
Speaker 1: They are safeties who play closer to the the line of scrimmage.

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01:16:05,080 --> 01:16:07,280
Speaker 1: So the Patriots just have a lot of speed and

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01:16:07,320 --> 01:16:11,160
Speaker 1: a lot of versatility in their secondary and up front.

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01:16:11,600 --> 01:16:14,960
Speaker 1: You know, linebackers and defensive ends who maybe aren't great

1513
01:16:15,000 --> 01:16:18,519
Speaker 1: one on one pass rushers, but guys they're, you know,

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01:16:18,600 --> 01:16:21,360
Speaker 1: guys who can do kind of all three down players.

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01:16:21,360 --> 01:16:23,280
Speaker 1: They can rush, they can drop. You're not quite sure

1516
01:16:23,320 --> 01:16:26,160
Speaker 1: who's gonna be coming on any play between Matthew Judon,

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01:16:26,240 --> 01:16:29,360
Speaker 1: who's been an excellent pickup so far, Dante High Towers back,

1518
01:16:29,400 --> 01:16:31,559
Speaker 1: Kyle Van Noise back. It sounds like they might be

1519
01:16:31,560 --> 01:16:33,960
Speaker 1: getting Jabe Collins back as well. I think they're working

1520
01:16:33,960 --> 01:16:36,240
Speaker 1: on a deal with him right now. So they've got

1521
01:16:36,520 --> 01:16:39,160
Speaker 1: some good versatility all up and down the defense, and

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01:16:39,400 --> 01:16:41,679
Speaker 1: I think they're top five right now and points allowed.

1523
01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:44,840
Speaker 1: They had a huge game against Zach Wilson and the Jets,

1524
01:16:44,880 --> 01:16:49,240
Speaker 1: forcing four interceptions. Nice performance against raiding the Bucks. Definitely,

1525
01:16:49,320 --> 01:16:52,400
Speaker 1: the defense is the strong suit of the Patriots right now.

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01:16:52,960 --> 01:16:55,160
Speaker 1: Speaking of defense, I was looking they don't have a

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01:16:55,200 --> 01:16:58,519
Speaker 1: listed defensive coordinator. I know Matt Patricia is back on staff,

1528
01:16:58,720 --> 01:17:00,840
Speaker 1: what about his role and and how much has he

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01:17:00,880 --> 01:17:03,240
Speaker 1: involved in the defense, And is it Belichick as a

1530
01:17:03,280 --> 01:17:05,599
Speaker 1: defensive or day over there. So the way they split

1531
01:17:05,600 --> 01:17:07,920
Speaker 1: it up is it's still Bill Belichick's defense and he's

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01:17:07,960 --> 01:17:12,439
Speaker 1: making the big picture decisions, but they leave the play

1533
01:17:12,439 --> 01:17:16,240
Speaker 1: calling actually, like the individual play calling goes to his sons,

1534
01:17:16,240 --> 01:17:18,560
Speaker 1: Steve Belichick who's one of the linebackers coach, and I

1535
01:17:18,560 --> 01:17:22,000
Speaker 1: believe Gerardmeyo, the other linebackers coach, has some input as well,

1536
01:17:22,320 --> 01:17:25,479
Speaker 1: but it's Belichick is still the man responsible for the defense,

1537
01:17:25,680 --> 01:17:28,960
Speaker 1: and his lieutenants are just kind of carrying out the orders.

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01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:34,000
Speaker 1: I guess. As for Matt Patricia, he's the new Nick Cassario. Matt,

1539
01:17:34,120 --> 01:17:36,599
Speaker 1: you know Nick Assario was Bill Belichick's right hand man

1540
01:17:36,680 --> 01:17:39,840
Speaker 1: for twenty years running the personnel department. But then on

1541
01:17:39,920 --> 01:17:43,519
Speaker 1: game day as well, Cassario was sitting in the press box,

1542
01:17:44,080 --> 01:17:47,240
Speaker 1: had his binoculars on helping spot the ball. Okay, it's

1543
01:17:47,280 --> 01:17:49,800
Speaker 1: third and six at the thirty four yard line. They're

1544
01:17:49,840 --> 01:17:52,960
Speaker 1: bringing in two tight ends. You know, Cassario played a

1545
01:17:53,040 --> 01:17:56,639
Speaker 1: huge role for them on game day on the practice field,

1546
01:17:57,160 --> 01:18:00,559
Speaker 1: you know, running drills, helping coach, And that's kind of Patricia.

1547
01:18:00,560 --> 01:18:02,200
Speaker 1: He's kind of to do it all right. Now he's

1548
01:18:02,240 --> 01:18:04,320
Speaker 1: in charge of the salary cap and he was the

1549
01:18:04,360 --> 01:18:07,400
Speaker 1: one finalizing a lot of the contracts, which was Nick

1550
01:18:07,439 --> 01:18:11,479
Speaker 1: Kissario's job. Patricia had always been a sideline coach. Now

1551
01:18:11,479 --> 01:18:13,960
Speaker 1: he's up in the press box helping out up there,

1552
01:18:14,680 --> 01:18:17,120
Speaker 1: and then you still see him on the practice field.

1553
01:18:17,400 --> 01:18:21,559
Speaker 1: Bill Belichick is always talking to Patricia and getting his

1554
01:18:21,600 --> 01:18:24,639
Speaker 1: attention and asking for his inputs. So, Matt Patricia really

1555
01:18:24,880 --> 01:18:27,760
Speaker 1: is the new Nick Kisserio. And we'll see how long

1556
01:18:27,760 --> 01:18:30,280
Speaker 1: it lasts. The Detroit Lions are still paying him for

1557
01:18:30,320 --> 01:18:32,320
Speaker 1: a couple of years, so I have a feeling that

1558
01:18:32,360 --> 01:18:34,840
Speaker 1: the Patriots at minimum will have him for a couple

1559
01:18:34,840 --> 01:18:36,840
Speaker 1: of years before they figure out their next move. But

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01:18:37,360 --> 01:18:40,120
Speaker 1: that's been an interesting decision by the Patriots to see

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01:18:40,160 --> 01:18:43,639
Speaker 1: how they've made Matt Patricia the new Nick Kisserio. Yeah,

1562
01:18:43,640 --> 01:18:46,120
Speaker 1: the Texans spaced him last year in his last year

1563
01:18:46,160 --> 01:18:47,840
Speaker 1: with the Lions, so they'll see him again on Sunday,

1564
01:18:47,840 --> 01:18:50,439
Speaker 1: as well as many other familiar faces. It's always a reunion,

1565
01:18:50,479 --> 01:18:53,919
Speaker 1: but this year obviously a different reunion. You've got Nick Cassaria,

1566
01:18:54,000 --> 01:18:56,880
Speaker 1: You've got Marcus Kennon, You've got Rex Burkitt, Brandon Cooks

1567
01:18:56,920 --> 01:18:59,719
Speaker 1: who was here last year, and maybe Danny Amndola should

1568
01:18:59,720 --> 01:19:01,639
Speaker 1: be a good one. What other storylines are you working

1569
01:19:01,640 --> 01:19:03,800
Speaker 1: on for this week? Then, well, the Patriots. This is

1570
01:19:03,800 --> 01:19:06,200
Speaker 1: a huge must win bounce back game. They're one and

1571
01:19:06,360 --> 01:19:09,760
Speaker 1: three and cannot afford to go one and four, and

1572
01:19:09,800 --> 01:19:11,000
Speaker 1: so I know this is a big game for the

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01:19:11,040 --> 01:19:13,920
Speaker 1: Texts as well and the Patriots, you know, for a

1574
01:19:14,000 --> 01:19:16,639
Speaker 1: must win game. The offensive line, that's a huge story.

1575
01:19:17,320 --> 01:19:20,320
Speaker 1: The fact that they're they there's a possibility they get

1576
01:19:20,320 --> 01:19:22,600
Speaker 1: Trent Brown back and they really need him now that

1577
01:19:22,640 --> 01:19:25,320
Speaker 1: they might not have the left side of their line.

1578
01:19:25,360 --> 01:19:27,280
Speaker 1: So the offensive line and how they're dealing with it,

1579
01:19:27,320 --> 01:19:29,200
Speaker 1: to me, that's that's the big story of the week,

1580
01:19:29,760 --> 01:19:33,280
Speaker 1: and just how do the Patriots handle their emotions after

1581
01:19:33,400 --> 01:19:36,000
Speaker 1: a huge game last Sunday? They can they avoid the

1582
01:19:36,280 --> 01:19:39,360
Speaker 1: dreaded letdown. If this game we're in Foxborough, I'd feel

1583
01:19:39,479 --> 01:19:41,080
Speaker 1: very good about it, but the fact that it's in

1584
01:19:41,120 --> 01:19:45,080
Speaker 1: Houston has me a little worried. So, you know, the Patriots,

1585
01:19:45,160 --> 01:19:47,040
Speaker 1: they have to win this game. They cannot go down

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01:19:47,720 --> 01:19:49,439
Speaker 1: to one and four. They have to win this. So

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01:19:49,520 --> 01:19:51,759
Speaker 1: this is a huge game for them, and they're facing

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01:19:51,760 --> 01:19:54,360
Speaker 1: a team that you know in Casario and all those

1589
01:19:54,400 --> 01:19:57,040
Speaker 1: players you mentioned, they know them very well. So I

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01:19:57,080 --> 01:19:59,320
Speaker 1: have a feeling most of America is probably sleeping on

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01:19:59,360 --> 01:20:01,200
Speaker 1: this game, but it's probably gonna be I think, tougher

1592
01:20:01,240 --> 01:20:03,519
Speaker 1: for the Patriots than people are given them credit for. All. Right,

1593
01:20:03,560 --> 01:20:06,160
Speaker 1: great stuff there from Ban and DP, and it's also

1594
01:20:06,240 --> 01:20:08,760
Speaker 1: great stuff from the end of Lab Crew. That's right,

1595
01:20:08,880 --> 01:20:11,400
Speaker 1: myself and Drew Doherty. That's next, along with some Houston

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01:20:11,439 --> 01:20:17,240
Speaker 1: Methodist minutes right here on Texans All Access Access Access.

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01:20:17,479 --> 01:20:19,840
Speaker 1: We got one segment of this edition of Texans All

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01:20:19,880 --> 01:20:24,760
Speaker 1: Access and it's side for our Schlumberget stats challenge. How

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Speaker 1: about this. These two teams, Patriots and Texans, ran the

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01:20:29,600 --> 01:20:36,200
Speaker 1: ball twenty six times combined last week for a total

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01:20:37,040 --> 01:20:40,240
Speaker 1: of forty seven yards. That's right, the Texans ran eighteen

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01:20:40,520 --> 01:20:42,960
Speaker 1: times for forty eight yards. They had twenty two yards

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01:20:43,200 --> 01:20:45,320
Speaker 1: on two carries. One was a drop play on third

1604
01:20:45,360 --> 01:20:47,880
Speaker 1: and forever that got ten and then mark Ingram got

1605
01:20:47,920 --> 01:20:49,920
Speaker 1: twelve on really the only good run of the day,

1606
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:52,759
Speaker 1: and I didn't tell a straighter on it. The Patriots

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01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:55,759
Speaker 1: had eight carries for negative one yards. Twenty six carries

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01:20:56,360 --> 01:21:02,280
Speaker 1: forty seven yards less than two yards. It's a pop. Yikes,

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01:21:02,720 --> 01:21:05,760
Speaker 1: that's your slumber j stats challenge. Gonna use Texas dot

1610
01:21:05,800 --> 01:21:10,040
Speaker 1: com to learn more about the schlumber Stats challenge. Now

1611
01:21:10,040 --> 01:21:11,720
Speaker 1: you can also go to use text dot com to

1612
01:21:11,880 --> 01:21:14,400
Speaker 1: learn a lot. But when you need a little help

1613
01:21:14,800 --> 01:21:18,160
Speaker 1: from the medical variety. Of the medical variety, you go

1614
01:21:18,200 --> 01:21:20,840
Speaker 1: to Houston Methodists. It's time for Houston Methodist Minutes with

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01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:25,879
Speaker 1: Mark Vandomer. It's Houston Methodist Minutes with doctor Michelle O'Shea

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01:21:26,200 --> 01:21:30,120
Speaker 1: from Houston Methodist Breast Surgery Partners. How's it going, doctor,

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01:21:30,400 --> 01:21:32,639
Speaker 1: Very good? Thank you well, thanks for joining us today.

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01:21:32,680 --> 01:21:35,680
Speaker 1: Let's talk about breast cancer. It's Breastcancer Awareness Month. And

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01:21:35,960 --> 01:21:39,280
Speaker 1: one staff that jumps out to me right away eighty

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01:21:39,280 --> 01:21:42,519
Speaker 1: five percent of women who develop breastcancer have no family

1621
01:21:42,680 --> 01:21:46,519
Speaker 1: history of the disease. How important is this to relate

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01:21:46,560 --> 01:21:49,240
Speaker 1: to the public because you might think it's hereditary, but

1623
01:21:49,400 --> 01:21:53,880
Speaker 1: it's not. You're absolutely correct. It's very important because many

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01:21:53,920 --> 01:21:57,360
Speaker 1: women don't go for screening mammograms for us to find

1625
01:21:57,840 --> 01:22:01,320
Speaker 1: small cancers because they think I'm not at risk because

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01:22:01,320 --> 01:22:04,400
Speaker 1: it's not in my family. Yet sixty to eighty percent

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01:22:04,439 --> 01:22:08,960
Speaker 1: of cancers are not. Women with breast cancer don't have

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01:22:08,960 --> 01:22:12,280
Speaker 1: a family history or breast cancer. So it's one of

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01:22:12,320 --> 01:22:16,800
Speaker 1: the leading causes of death in women and second only

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01:22:16,840 --> 01:22:20,559
Speaker 1: to lung cancer in terms of cancers that women get.

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01:22:21,240 --> 01:22:24,400
Speaker 1: And so it is very important to know that just

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01:22:24,600 --> 01:22:27,960
Speaker 1: being a female and getting older increases your risk for

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01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:31,280
Speaker 1: breast cancer. All right, let's talk about checking so mammogram

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01:22:31,360 --> 01:22:34,240
Speaker 1: starting at what age forty? And then you can check

1635
01:22:34,280 --> 01:22:37,639
Speaker 1: yourself as well. Right, how often should you do that? Yes, well,

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Speaker 1: we recommend the American Society of Breast Surgeons and the

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01:22:40,479 --> 01:22:44,920
Speaker 1: American College of Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons

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01:22:45,240 --> 01:22:48,879
Speaker 1: recommend that women do their breast self exam really any

1639
01:22:49,120 --> 01:22:52,080
Speaker 1: at any time, although when they're younger, they're going to

1640
01:22:52,160 --> 01:22:57,160
Speaker 1: have more changes with cysts and lumpiness and pain every

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01:22:57,200 --> 01:23:00,920
Speaker 1: month after age forty and screening mammograms once a year

1642
01:23:01,120 --> 01:23:04,960
Speaker 1: after age forty. Wow. So what about treatment, how has

1643
01:23:05,040 --> 01:23:07,720
Speaker 1: that evolved over the years. What's the latest in technology

1644
01:23:07,720 --> 01:23:10,519
Speaker 1: to help out? Doctor? Well, the good news about breast

1645
01:23:10,520 --> 01:23:13,760
Speaker 1: cancer is that it is treatable and survivable, and the

1646
01:23:13,840 --> 01:23:16,559
Speaker 1: earlier we catch it, the better off people will do.

1647
01:23:16,760 --> 01:23:21,040
Speaker 1: So stage one breast cancers survival rates are over ninety

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01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:24,040
Speaker 1: percent and so we've come a long way with treating

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01:23:24,040 --> 01:23:26,639
Speaker 1: breast cancer, which is why it's important to find it.

1650
01:23:27,439 --> 01:23:30,840
Speaker 1: We can sometimes treat with just surgery and pills which

1651
01:23:30,880 --> 01:23:33,240
Speaker 1: don't make you sick and don't make your hair fall out.

1652
01:23:34,040 --> 01:23:38,920
Speaker 1: Some cancers need chemotherapy, but even those drugs are proven

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01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:43,760
Speaker 1: to be very effective and improve survival. So when you

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01:23:44,040 --> 01:23:47,639
Speaker 1: diagnose this, doctor, is it most often in stage one

1655
01:23:47,680 --> 01:23:50,280
Speaker 1: when you diagnose or is it later on down the line?

1656
01:23:50,400 --> 01:23:53,519
Speaker 1: Just feeding that information that it's so important to get

1657
01:23:53,560 --> 01:23:57,599
Speaker 1: checked regularly. Yes, the stage zero and stage one cancers

1658
01:23:57,640 --> 01:24:01,840
Speaker 1: are the most commonly detected by screening mammogram, so we

1659
01:24:02,000 --> 01:24:04,599
Speaker 1: just see some changes and that allows us to find

1660
01:24:04,640 --> 01:24:07,240
Speaker 1: it sometimes two to five years before it could be

1661
01:24:07,320 --> 01:24:11,240
Speaker 1: felt as a lump. The later we find it, the

1662
01:24:11,360 --> 01:24:13,880
Speaker 1: more likely it is to have traveled out of the

1663
01:24:13,960 --> 01:24:17,840
Speaker 1: breast into lymph nodes, and that does affect people's survival

1664
01:24:17,920 --> 01:24:20,639
Speaker 1: if it can travel somewhere else in the body as well.

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01:24:21,080 --> 01:24:23,960
Speaker 1: Great information, doctor, thanks so much for joining us. Thank

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01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:26,599
Speaker 1: you for having me. All Right, that's doctor Michelle O'Shea

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01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:30,800
Speaker 1: from Houston Methodist Breast Surgery Partners. For more information, log

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Speaker 1: onto Houston Methodist dot org. It's the official healthcare provider

1669
01:24:34,760 --> 01:24:38,519
Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans, Houston Methodist Leading Medicine. All Right,

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01:24:38,520 --> 01:24:40,439
Speaker 1: we're running out of time, so I wanted to pick

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01:24:40,479 --> 01:24:43,360
Speaker 1: a little snippet. Is something that Drew said that's going

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01:24:43,400 --> 01:24:46,519
Speaker 1: to be massively important, something that he hones in on

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01:24:46,560 --> 01:24:48,840
Speaker 1: pretty much each and every week. You can get this

1674
01:24:49,160 --> 01:24:51,000
Speaker 1: and get the rest of this on our in the

1675
01:24:51,080 --> 01:24:55,599
Speaker 1: Lab podcast. But here's my man Drew Doherty discussing, well,

1676
01:24:55,680 --> 01:24:58,240
Speaker 1: something the Texas defense has actually been very good at.

1677
01:24:58,240 --> 01:25:01,439
Speaker 1: Through four games. They got the ball loose. It didn't

1678
01:25:01,439 --> 01:25:05,200
Speaker 1: pop their way, but again they got the ball loose,

1679
01:25:05,280 --> 01:25:07,920
Speaker 1: and that is gonna pay off. It's gonna happen. The

1680
01:25:07,920 --> 01:25:10,479
Speaker 1: balls are gonna bounce your way at some point. I

1681
01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:12,320
Speaker 1: know you can't predict that because it's you know, the

1682
01:25:12,360 --> 01:25:16,240
Speaker 1: oblong ball and points on each end. But you gotta

1683
01:25:16,280 --> 01:25:18,600
Speaker 1: think law of averages is gonna come back to you.

1684
01:25:18,880 --> 01:25:23,360
Speaker 1: And it's something that love He's preached. It's something that

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01:25:23,400 --> 01:25:25,599
Speaker 1: clearly has been the strength of this defense is getting

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01:25:25,600 --> 01:25:29,439
Speaker 1: the ball out. And until this weekend they were above water.

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Speaker 1: And when it comes to turnover differential and hopefully the

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Speaker 1: oblong ball will bounce into the belly of a Houston

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Speaker 1: Texans this week as opposed to a New England Patriot

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Speaker 1: or a Buffalo Bill as it were last week. All Right,

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Speaker 1: I gotta thank a lot of people for tonight's show,

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Speaker 1: Ben voland Bob Soshey, DP, city Mark vander Meer, Nick

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Speaker 1: Cassario of course, but man Drew Doherty, all of you

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Speaker 1: guys for listening. Thank you so much. It means so

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Speaker 1: much on this Founder's Day, such a special day in

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Speaker 1: the Houston Texans organization and in our history. Appreciate you all.

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Speaker 1: We'll see tomorrow and as always, go Texans.